Ivana Luppi

Ivana Luppi

Current Mission: "..try to do something seriously ;- )"

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Maybe has couch available Vouched for43
United States
New York
Lat: 40.71417, Lon: -74.00639
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Ivana Luppi has been vouched for
Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to27%
member sinceOctober 3rd, 2006
profile views11378
age30
birthdayFebruary 22nd
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genderFemale
membernameIVYS
occupationweb developer
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Languages

  • ItalianExpert
  • FrenchExpert
  • English (United States)Intermediate
  • English (United Kingdom)Intermediate
  • Spanish (Spain)Beginner

Groups I Belong To

Milano 3674:26387
Why: to meet CS members :- )
New York City 13663:42025
Why: staying here for a month
Geneva 1020:4951
Why: working there for a while
Montreal 6576:19796
Why: interested in "Suoni per il popolo " festival
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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 3

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: No

couch in the living room

I am currently living in NY for job reasons, I have my own apartment located in Manhattan, please write me nice CS request if you want to be answered

PAY ATTENTION:

Hosting for me means spending time with my guests


Before writing a CS request please fill in your profile if you are new on this website, the more info I get from you, the more chances you have to be hosted

Please write in your CS request the reason why are visiting New York and how you are supposed to spend time once here, please, so it would be easier to know in advance if we can get on well.

thanks for reading and following these suggestions!!







Friends (185)

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Valeria Mazza Valeria Mazza
29, Female
Milano, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since January 2007
"We met thanks CS an now we're really good friends, a lot of plans together!"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person   Traveled10  
Audrey Smith Audrey Smith
34, Female
Milano, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since May 2006
"we met in Milan through couchsurfing and found a common bond in music"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person  
Colt Cabana Colt Cabana
23, Male
Milano, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since May 2007
"Some Meetings! ^_^"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person  
Marta MartinezMarta Martinez
30, Female
Avila, Castile and Leon
Spain
Friends since October 2007
"We are companions of floor"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person   Hosted1  
ANcheL SanchezANcheL Sanchez
29, Male
Avila, Castile and Leon
Spain
Friends since September 2007
"I was loking for a flat in milan"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person   Surfed8  
ravyouli ravyouli
24, Male
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since April 2008
"firing the dancefloor in a nightclub"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person   Traveled8  
METEORSMASHMETEORSMASH
27, Male
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since December 2008
"my guest for three nigths"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Ivana Luppi
Met in person   Hosted3  
Dario BelliniDario Bellini
36, Male
Milano, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since June 2007
"through a friend"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
Kristin Pedemonti Kristin Pedemonti
41, Female
Allentown, Pennsylvania
United States
Friends since May 2009
"met at picnic and reconnected at my house party"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
Agnese JesionekAgnese Jesionek
28, Female
Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Friends since August 2007
"we live together in milano"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
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Ivana Luppi
Kristin and I during a CS party in NYC
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Personal Description

I am currently living in NY for job reasons, I have my own apartment located in Manhattan, please write me nice CS request if you want to be answered


I think to be a spontaneous and open minded girl anyway it's up to you to say it :) I love to learn while travelling so If you speak about a typical place, or habit or whatelse you can be sure I definitely would go there or experience it!! So this is the reason why sometimes I leave alone.. It's easier to get on well with local people if you can spend with them most of the time :)




2009
[22/02]30th birthday party in Paris [video]

2008
[18/12] Visiting underground Paris
[31/10] Halloween Party
Tram Party during "MiToo" CS Milan group birthday party [video]
[31/07] Eszter's birthday party with cat masks
[19/07] Feast of Il Redentore Venice
[10-15/07] Avignon Theatre Festival, Tango show near Arles and seaside in Nice
[30/06] Galiga promiscuity party
[6-8/06] Miami festival in Milan
Video gift by my former spanish flatmates [video]
Last ride back home with Marta and Angel [video]
[27/05] Last night with Marta and Angel
[20/05] Marta and Angel Farewell Party
[09/05] Ape @ Hora Feliz
[17-21/04] Manchester, England, England!!!
[22-24/02] Three days party for my birthday
[25-28/01] Barcelona Invasion

2007
[07/07] Zurich Festival and CS pic nic
[30/05-03/06] Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona
[19/05] Cycling to Cepino BG to attend a CS meeting
[27/04] Groezrock Punk rock festival at Meerhout Belgium
[march] Working a month in London

2006
[08] A solo trip couchsurfing South India







How I Participate in CS

I first joined hospitalityclub.org (check my profile looking for ivys) then I discovered CS :)

I love our CS local community, CS group in Milan is very active on the forum and I had shared lot of CS experience with it

One of my favourite thread in the CS forum Milan:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=3625&post=1003262

Interests

music, music, music!!! I'm spending hours reading about music bands on internet, discovering musical influences, listening to any kind of music!! you are really welcome at my place if you are going to see a concert.. maybe I will join you!!!or if you want to play at my place: during last summer one of my guest (Hector, the ambassador of Spain!!!) improvised a "concert" in a square in Milan, sat on the floor with candles light.. it was such a good experience!! A portuguese guy met by chance played with him too and lot of people joined us to sing all together!! Of couse I am a festival lover too and I have been hosted by Mark in Belgium to go together at "Groezrock festival" and by Tonino in Barcelona for "Primavera sound festival" :)

I definetely love reading books above all when I got enough free time to stay in bed all the afternoon long soooo good if you can suggest me a good book from your country while having a cup of tea together!!!

I also love taking pictures, "ordinary" pictures to show places while travelling but also funny pictures like the ones with my hand gloves.. yes you can see them in my profile, it's a joke that started last summer, if we meet I will ask you to put on gloves, pay attention :P I always have them in my backpack :)

Music, Movies, Books




I think live performances are better than listening to cds so I am always in for a good live music event :)
In summertime there are lot of free or very cheap music events in my city, so usually we organize a CS meeting to enjoy music outdoors, drinking beer and have fun :)
Here a list of the meetings I organized or I joined recentely, check the links out to listen to some good italian indie music bands!!

22/07 Sud Sound System

18/07 Subsonica

24/06 OfflagaDiscoPax

21/06 FESTA DELLA MUSICA
Alpha V
Claudio Coccoluto
Bruno Bollao

06-08/06 MIAMI FESTIVAL
Meg
Le Luci della centrale elettrica
IL GENIO
Zen Circus

02-03/05 NERVERLAND FESTIVAL
Teatro degli orrori

My favorite music bands:

The Cure (I'm listening to them for 15 years..)
Explosions in the sky
Idlewild
Death cab for cutie
Enya
Arab Strap
Broken Social Scene
The Evens
Ani di Franco
Artic Monkeys
Jose Gonzalez
Slint
Matmos
Mogwai
Pink Floyd
Fine before you came
OfflagaDiscoPax
Settlefish
Ramones
Motorpsycho
The Clash
NOFX
Millencolin
Mogwai
Pedro de Lion
Lali Puna
Guther
Smashing Pumpkins
Paolo Conte (in french too!!!)
Calexico
Pixies
Built to spill
Sigur Ros

Oceano Mare
by Alessandro Baricco

Birds Without Wings
by Louis De Bernieres

The Godfather
by Mario Puzo (as an italian I couldn't to reference to it!!)

The NeverEnding Story
by Michael Ende

Fontamara
by Ignazio Silone

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

Nessuno lo saprà
by Enrico Brizzi

Fango
by Niccolò Ammaniti

A Moveable Feast
by Hemingway

For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea
by Hemingway (definetely I'm eager of Hemingway :P)


Singles by Cameron Crowe (I have seen it more then 10 times also because of nice soundtrack :)
Little Miss Sunshine by Valerie Faris
Goodbye Lenin by Wolfgang Becker
A Walk in the Clouds by Alfonso Arau
La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana (I saw it recentely.. very good movie to understand Italy)
My Own Private Idaho by Gus Van Sant(and generally road movies, like Thelma and Louise)


Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a beginner at playing classical guitar.. I hope to improve!!

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

solo inter-rail trip to scandinavia, solo travel in south india

References

 
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GALIGAFOLK
From GALIGAFOLK
 Florence, Italy
 Jun 23
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana makes me proud of my italian passport!
WARM and COOL at te same time, HAPPY and POSITIVE, SMART and WELCOMING: Ivana is someone you immediately FEEL you like, someone whose ENERGY embraces you from the very firt smile making you immediatey think: "Wow, I found a new friend!"
She hosted me in her beautiful N.Y. apartment and we had a woderful time eating, spying naked people from the window (buy a binocular!), dancing, talking, walking around the city and laughing with her nice and funny friends.
People like Ivana, not Berlusconi, are what Italy is all about: thank you for rapresenting italians so well around the world!
Ciao bella e ci vediamo presto a Galiga!

Kristin Pedemonti 
From Kristin Pedemonti
 Allentown, United States
 Jun 11
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a sweetheart. We had a great time at Central Park Picnic and then more conversation at her place. She willingly dressed up for my Pretend You're Rich Party and we had a lovely time dancing together. She is not only smart, but also very kind. I am glad she will be in NYC another month so we can share more wonderful times together! And I hope to see you in Italy, too!

Deanna+Jonathan Randall
From Deanna+Jonathan Randall
 New York, United States
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Enjoy NYC maybe we will get to see you again when we get back!

Roman Zurucker-Burda
From Roman Zurucker-Burda
 Vienna, Austria
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a smart and funny person. I think she's a delight to everyone who knows her and she's definitely easy to get along with. I hope we'll meet again! :-)

Michalis Mathioulakis
From Michalis Mathioulakis
 Thessaloniki, Greece
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met in Central Park and had a very nice afternoon with a big couchsurfing company and lots of interesting conversations. Hope to see her in Greece or in Italy.

**Laura**
From **Laura**
 New York, United States
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

A very sweet person who I am glad to have met. She is warm, fun loving, happy and jovial. I really hope we can spend more time getting to know each other cause Ivana is definitely someone who would be a great friend!

Carlos Correa
From Carlos Correa
 Bloomfield, United States
 Jun 6
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana is a very sweet kind girl and I'm really glad I met her! and let's not miss the summer concerts!!!

Laura Porto
From Laura Porto
 London, United Kingdom
 Jun 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Ivana is a beautiful person, i really enjoyed hanging out with her in New York. I hope to meet her again in Italy!!

Chihiro The Cat
From Chihiro The Cat
 Avila, Spain
 May 24
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I've heard of her so much. My roomates Angel and Marta told me many good things about Ivana and when I met her finally I can confirm that all was true. A fantastic girl!!

Jennifer Firmenich 
From Jennifer Firmenich
 Weinheim, Germany
 May 19
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

New York was great, but your company made it special! Thank you very much Ivanna! You're the perfect person to spend a lady weekend with! :)

Michael Fried 
From Michael Fried
 New York, United States
 May 11
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is great fun! Random meetup and tour through NYC will go down as one of my favorite days in NYC.

Clair Louise Spence 
From Clair Louise Spence
 Antrim, United Kingdom
 May 5
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

ivana is very kind and went out of her way to host me in february. i didnt stay very long but the time (and beers!) i did have was great!

Rafael Reyes Alvarez 
From Rafael Reyes Alvarez
 Madrid, Spain
 Apr 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

It really was a pity she couldn't host me in her CS's flat! It would have been fun for sure! Anyway, we met for a while on Saturday night and I had a great time with her and her friend Hernán. Unexpectedly, we ended up in a Social Center dancing and listening live Jazz music and it was really great!
If I ever go to Milan, I'll definitely try to be hosted by her again, coz I think she lives in one of the few real "CS apparments" out there. Grazie & ciao!

Kaitlyn Tregenza
From Kaitlyn Tregenza
 Paris, France
 Apr 13
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

ivana is the most amazingly kind person, i really enjoyed her company and the discussions we had were really enjoyable.

merci pour tout ivana, je m'ai bien amusé avec toi touts les jours. j'ai hate de te revoir à paris. à très bientôt.

gros bisous

Kait

Marie Metz
From Marie Metz
 Lyon, France
 Mar 31
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

It's a pity we didn't spent more time together. Hope to see you in France, you're definitely welcome!!

Valerio Pantalena 
From Valerio Pantalena
 Bologna, Italy
 Mar 29
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

As she said, we had a "business breakfast" ...

Positive attitude, vast education, nice and polite, get acquainted in a blink of an eye and was a short but intense experience! Highly recommended for everyone, morons excluded!

Zuzanna Rogozinska
From Zuzanna Rogozinska
 Zakopane, Poland
 Mar 21
Met in person Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I was hosted by Valeria, Ivana's flatmate but in fact surfing The Common Welth of the Trio: Valeria, Ivana and Ivan. I had just a few chats with Ivana, a few but very enjoyable :) and almost always under some nice circumstances provided by a glass of wine, plate of pasta or a piece of tiramisù.


P.S Ivana is the first milanese that I met in Milan and should ever have you any negative stereotype concerning milanesi the best way to get rid of it is to come to Milan and meet her!

MTNFAERY 
From MTNFAERY
 Portland, United States
 Mar 18
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana was a blast! We shared a wonderful sunny canal-side lunch and then a stroll through Milan. I was laughing so much that my mouth hurt! She is such a beautiful open and warm person I know we will meet again soon. Thanks for sharing your slice of Milan with me!

Matthew Thomas
From Matthew Thomas
 Donegal, Ireland (Republic of)
 Mar 18
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I had a great time surfing with Ivana in Milan. I instantly felt at ease in her compmany. She was very kind and helpful even though she was busy. I look forward to swapping stories on India and showing you photos of Kasmir. Hope to see you again soon.

Audrey Thomas
From Audrey Thomas
 Paris, France
 Feb 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Very cool girl : open-minded and funny ! And it was so excellent to meet her (twice!) in the metro without rendez-vous ! Paris is so small whatever we can tell...
I hope coming soon in your city to spend more time together.

Hernán Di Francesco 
From Hernán Di Francesco
 Milano, Italy
 Feb 1
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is lovely!!! we met in a CS birthday celebration, was a funny meeting... even with the confusion!!!
Don't worry we are going to work on it, see you soon!

magé
From magé
 Madrid, Spain
 Jan 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is another member of the friendly crowd that organized the dinner in Milán. I hope there would be a next time to meet and know each other better!

SAMMYMAN / Samuel
From SAMMYMAN / Samuel
 Paris, France
 Dec 22, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was fun having few words with Ivana, and running or so too. I would not have imagined her being Italian as her French is quite OK, and meeting her again would just be a pleasure. Ci vediamo !

METEORSMASH
From METEORSMASH
 Paris, France
 Dec 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I have been happy to host Ivana during three days. She came with me to many events and I was surprised to see how she became intergated so easily in the Parisian Cs communauty. Everybody liked her. She cooked us a risotto for the kitchen party but we ate and finished it before the kitchen party however She cooked there la pasta !!
Ivana you are benevenuta whenever you want then we will drink a minth tissana while watching the trains passed through the window.

Enyim
From Enyim
 Paris, France
 Dec 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is nice,funny,clever and spontaneous and alsoan awesome girl as she like doing adventurous things and going to some party that we did in Paris.You will have fun with her.Last but not least,she cooks pasty divinely.I highly recommand to meet her ,you won't regret it

Dnyanada 
From Dnyanada
 Mumbai, India
 Nov 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana was so kind to guide me, my sister and my friend in Milan and even spent time showing us around the city. It was fabulous meeting her! Looking forward o host you Mumbai, Ivana :-)

Alejandro Murillo
From Alejandro Murillo
 Valencia, Spain
 Nov 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Ivana was my first host in Couchsurfing. She, and her flatmates Ivan and Valeria were perfect hosts, taking care of me, cooking some pasta and rissoto, giving tips for Milano and introducing me a lot of new and nice people. Also the time at the house was fun, with good chattings at evening and being attacked by dangerous mutant ballons from outter space while sleeping.
I'm sure i will meet her soon again in Milano.

Rasmus Fredslund Hansen 
From Rasmus Fredslund Hansen
 Odense, Denmark
 Nov 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I have met Ivana at two CS meetings until now (hope for more to come), and right from the start she showed me a good time with the Milan CS group.

She is a great girl, who make you feel welcome, and who represents all the best of couchsurfing (sharing stories, having a great time and being open to everybody).

Her, and the rest of the CS flat is one of the reasons I will keep going back to Milan.

Ait Liotna
From Ait Liotna
 Fontaine, France
 Oct 21, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ivana m'a beaucoup marqué par sa gentillesse et sa disponibilité pour ses invités.

J'espère que les insectes que j'ai laissés à Milan auront le même traitement que j'ai eu mais j'espère surtout revoir Ivana bientôt chez moi ou ailleurs.

Merci!

Gautier Meyer
From Gautier Meyer
 Paris, France
 Oct 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

It was my first practical CS experience.
she hosted me in Milano for 2 days and we spend a really great time together.

She's smart, amiable, patient, and really not intrusive : she's a really great person.

i definitely recommend this person.

Massimo Bennardo 
From Massimo Bennardo
 Pistoia, Italy
 Oct 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Ivana is one of the FABULOUS THREE living in the one and only CS apartment in Milano!
so relaxed and calm, listening to her speak is like music!
thanks for the wonderful weekend I spent in your house!

BALI08
From BALI08
 Charleville-Mezieres, France
 Oct 16, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  

i need your help !
i send you a message and if Valeria or you can translate it, it s better !!!
i kiss you a lot, for me and my mother

rafa mendes
From rafa mendes
 Lisbon, Portugal
 Oct 11, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Ivy is the sweetest italian girl. I met her when me and Mark we did our road trip together. after coming from amsterdam and going to Meerhout, a small town where we were going to Groezrock fest. we went to pick her up on this subway station and she was very shy, but has the days were passing by she revealled to be a very funny and happy person.
so there we were, a portuguese girl, an italian one and a guy from belgium. and CS had joined us all together.

i ended sharing my tent with her, so we basically tent surfed together. and when we found out that it was her 1st festival we were so surprised how she was going and how well she was feeling, since it was an Emo/Punk fest.

well we ended up having 4 great days together.
i how to see her soon, 'cause i haven't forgot her invitation to visit her in Milan.

MAUROGURU 
From MAUROGURU
 Rome, Italy
 Oct 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Oh Ivana! Thanks for your kindness and patience with me :) Your IVYs team is the best example of CS spirit and feeling. I felt always like at home.
See you soon, you are always welcome to Roma!!!
And: I NEVER TOUCHED YOUR NUTELLA!!! IT WAS NOT ME!!!

SAILORCATE
From SAILORCATE
 Milano, Italy
 Oct 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hi, Ivana,
Next time we will go somewhere else ...see you soon! and thank you! You have been a good walking friend...next time more by bike, OK?
Smack
Caterina

Marieanne Afford 
From Marieanne Afford
 Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
 Oct 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

This girl knows her music!!! We enjoyed a nice chat during which I realised her passion for music and above all life. I think a lot of people have already commented on her smile...it's true, if she smiles you're going to smile aswell, sooo infectious! Okay Ivana, when you come to England I'm going to take you to some nice live music spots or, how about Leeds festival?!? Ciaoooo
Pixies:
"With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Your head will collapse
But there's nothing in it
And you'll ask yourself

Where is my mind..."

LA_ZAZIE
From LA_ZAZIE
 Milano, Italy
 Oct 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I think ivana and her flatmates are all nice people. I hope everybody will have the chance of getting to know them while in Milan and me, for myself, I hope that we will have the chance to meet again for many movie nights to come

LittleHappySun
From LittleHappySun
 Rome, Italy
 Oct 4, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I've met this smiling girl in Milan and we had a really nice time together, chatting and eating the best calzone in the city! :D She's lovely and I really hope to spend more time together!!

Hugs**

Judite Rocha 
From Judite Rocha
 Porto, Portugal
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Yes, we had a great and funny time together in Milano! It was so nice meeting you and travelling with you there:-))
I wait for you in Lisbon to MY party because Lisbon Invites You...
See you soon:-)))

Rogerio Mota 
From Rogerio Mota
 London, United Kingdom
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana and her flatmates very kindly hosted us for what ended up being a brief, yet very enjoyable, time in Milano.

Ivana is very accommodating and was even thoughtful enough to make us a quasi-tort-quiche for our evening arrival!

It was great meeting you guys, hope the Milano event was a blast!

Maurizio Di Lucchio
From Maurizio Di Lucchio
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 24, 2008
Met in person Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I don't know her very well but she is very nice and friendly. She hosted me in Milan even though I'm a couchsurfer of the Milan group. it means that she knows exactly what couchsurfing means. Thanks Ivana

Carol Jimenez
From Carol Jimenez
 Torino, Italy
 Aug 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

She is a really good person!! If you like to go and have fun, she is the right person to call!! She will introduce to the other cser that are great. Milano's community is really nice, and she is one of the reasons!!!\
see u in paris!!

Luca Matteo LUQUITO RUBINHO  Ruberto 
From Luca Matteo LUQUITO RUBINHO Ruberto
 Milano, Italy
 Aug 10, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I've had a chance to know better Ivana. She's interesting: polite, available to friendship but also full of energy!
I highly suggest to all foreign people that would like some information about Milan or are seeking a couch.
Atè mais amiga!

Eszter Badics
From Eszter Badics
 Milano, Italy
 Aug 7, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

She is so creative & lovely & talkative and a great travel mate - just thinking of the Genova trip :-) and she supports well if I wake her up early morning woth a phone call, searching for a black cat or other strange requests..and I love to see her on her stylish BICI with the long skirt! don't ever change please!

LEPAND
From LEPAND
 Haedo, Argentina
 Aug 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ivy and her flat mates where great hosts. They gave me a very comfy place to sleep and were very charming. Ivy even took the time to have breakfast with me every day, gave me good advices for sight seeing and even helped me with my train reservations. They took me to a CS meeting and introduced me to lots of new friends. I had a great time with them! And I love my new nick name :D
Lola is missing you already Ivy! Hope to see you soon!

BadaBOo°m 
From BadaBOo°m
 Tours, France
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

She lent "bici" to go to the meeting, very nice, she gave the idea to have a bath in the street fountain in Milano during the rainstorm so thanks to her i have a great souvenir over there!

Paolo Beltrame 
From Paolo Beltrame
 Rome, Italy
 Jul 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met in CS beach party in Rome. We don't have many time to speak but the Ivana's smile it's contagious and explane more about her sunny caracter. I hope to see you soon in Milano dear Ivana!

GUIDOMAR
From GUIDOMAR
 Rome, Italy
 Jul 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is super. We had a lunch together with some friends (my Bro, Fede, Demetrio, Caia) and she was absolutely perfect. Good talker, good listener, very relaxed.. She makes you feel very confortable. Then we went to a party and it has been fun again. Ivana, I promise that I will cook something special next time (like salame and pecorino for example :)). See you soon, maybe in Milan?

Disturbator 
From Disturbator
 Rome, Italy
 Jul 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

sometimes you have guests in your house and you simply don't think they are guests but old friends sleeping on your couch. Ivana is the kind of person that gives you this impression.. polite and ready to laugh, curious, smiling, dancer, eater (uh...se magna...). I think she could be a perfect "friend for travel" ;-) We'll meet again and again!

CLAWER'N'BLUE 
From CLAWER'N'BLUE
 Avignon, France
 Jul 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Ivana stayed with us for 2 days during the "Festival Off", we spent a very nice time with her. She made the best "Spaghetti Bolognaise" we ever eat in our life, we had chat about everything and nothing . She's easygoing and fun ... so we realy enjoyed her staying :D You're welcome back here when you want Ivana ;)
(I just noticed how we suck at leaving comments, sorry ;) )

Michael Loison
From Michael Loison
 Compiegne, France
 Jul 15, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 9 days 
Positive

Wow! How to explain? Ivana's the big sister I've never had... & she's the best I could have!!! Thank you so much for everything you've made for me in Italy (from the simple chats to this "damned night" when you rescued me! I won't forget what you did!.. and you didn't..!!). Hope to see you as soon as possible! (but you know I'll be back soon in Milan!!!) Ciao ciao!!

**UPDATE**
Hey Sista!! THANKS so much for this unbelievable and unforgettable week in Sardinia!! And also for those days you host me in Milan! Can't wait to see you!! In Paris, Milan or whereever you want!! HUGS & KISSES!! Ciao bella!!!

Bénédicte CHEVRIER
From Bénédicte CHEVRIER
 Arles, France
 Jul 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

We shared a cold dancing july night ... a tango show in a festival ... in the wind with a dirty blanket, pulls, and socks ... We looked like penguins in a snow storm at the end of the show !
Go to see Ivana in Milano, she's actually involved on CS and a really nice, friendly and open-minded person ... I promess to come in Milano when the duomo will be restored !!! let me know Ivana !

Emanuele Sabbadin
From Emanuele Sabbadin
 Milano, Italy
 Jul 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She lend me 10 Euros, i've make this reference for remember to give them back :-)

Celeste Taruc
From Celeste Taruc
 Tampa, United States
 Jul 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I stayed with Ivanna and her roommates in their lovely Milanese flat. They made my stay in Milan much more fun, interesting and comfortable. If I didn't know she was Italian I would have mistaken her for French, which I guess I am not the only one who has. She is very good at finding useful things- while I was there we found some balcony furniture- and I'm sure she will help you if you need something. She says she is lazy, but I think she was very fun and laid-back!

Davide Resio
From Davide Resio
 Milano, Italy
 Jul 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

..She is very open-minded girl ! Very funny and crazy..and she prefers cement, smog and cars instead of green, nature, lakes...:) LOVELY !!!

Hianyi Chan 
From Hianyi Chan
 Singapore, Singapore
 Jun 17, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

Ivana... and Ivan.. and Valerie!
3 really funny and loving people living under the same roof!
Didn get to spend much time with Ivana but she was really trusting and funny.. and she gave me a fright by hiding behind the door during the blackout!
get Well soon!

Carlo Rizzante 
From Carlo Rizzante
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Jun 14, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Superfunny girl, so rare in my city. :)

ravyouli 
From ravyouli
 Paris, France
 Jun 11, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 8 days 
Positive

IVANA MA SOEUR DE COEUR!

The always laughing and smiling girl! Always the good word, speaks French with a non Italian accent (kind of German one instead :-D), that's fun!! And she's one of the rare female specimen who deals with IT stuffs.

I really feel good with her, we did a lot of aperitives, concerts, etc. together, it was always cool, I also teach her French and English, and she teaches me English and Italian :-D!

I definitely had UNFORGETTABLE moments with her and thanks to her!

I really recommend you to surf/let surf her/your couch!!! And if you're lucky enough, she'll choose you as a surfer! Allez Malherbe ^^. ciao sista ;-)

Ivan Damien Castagna 
From Ivan Damien Castagna
 Milano, Italy
 Jun 3, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 7 days Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Ivana is that kind of girl that you couldn't never hate, she's very kind and polite and she always want to share her experiences with the others. She really like to stay with other people, she has lot of cool idea and she can cook you delicious rice dishes! =) I'm sure that we'll really have fun together, we just began last weekend!

CRISTINA29
From CRISTINA29
 Torino, Italy
 Jun 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana hosted me for a concert and was very patient to wait very late in the evenining until its end!
She is positive, always smiling and very friendly. In spite of our different temperament and age, I guess we believe in a similar attitude to human beings, based on mutual respect and care. That's why it was a pleasure to have a peaceful conversation with her in front of a tea. Thanks again! HC-punk forever!

Grazielle - Floripa Genovez Scoz
From Grazielle - Floripa Genovez Scoz
 Florianopolis, Brazil
 May 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I meeting Ivana, in a couch meet, cause I'm stay try to find some place for live.And she told me many things about Milano.We have a little time together,but
I think she's a very special person.

Alice Sciandrone
From Alice Sciandrone
 Milano, Italy
 May 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She is a really nice and smart person!with the time i'm sure we will know better each other!!and i know that if i will wrong something on CS you will correct me!eheheh!!

Sebastian Heise 
From Sebastian Heise
 Wellington, New Zealand
 May 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Too bad, we didn't have any more time to talk - but playing frisbee in the middle of the night at a park and playground in Milano was fun! And: shit happens... ;)

Cynthia Morris 
From Cynthia Morris
 Boulder, United States
 May 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana has a smile that lights up a room. She is joyous, kind and friendly, not to mention fashionable! I'd like to talk to her more and hear about what her life in Milano is like.

Patricia McKee
From Patricia McKee
 London, United Kingdom
 May 7, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

This girl is fantastic, so much fun, so much energy, and one of those rare people who can entirely be themselves...it was great to meet her and her awesome housemates in Milano!

Hinerangi Courtenay
From Hinerangi Courtenay
 Nice, France
 May 5, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Ivana is a brilliant host! We had such a fantastic time staying with her, and discovering the beautiful Milan and surrounding towns.

Together we've all done some site-seeing and protest-parade watching, eaten gelato, enjoyed a delicious dinner cooked by Ivana (I'm jealous of your natural cooking skills, hehe...), had a Milan-style aperitivo including lots of great free food, visited Bergamo and Trezzo before going to a free music festival in the middle of nowhere, ate delicious pizza from her local pizzeria (3,50€ for a huge pizza!), walked along the canal, ate yummy Milanese risotto, discovered the joys of tea (they have a very large collection of teas), and had long relaxed breakfasts.

Thanks a lot Ivana. :-D You're awesome, and so is your city. Come visit us in Nice.

P.S. Javiér is still so proud of that band t-shirt.

Jeremy Marchandeau 
From Jeremy Marchandeau
 Nice, France
 May 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ivana was a wonderful host! Thanks to her, we were able for 3 days to experience the Milanese way of life, or more exactly, the Ivana's way of life, which includes great aperitivos, free concerts & tea tasting :-)
PS. Not only Ivana's very kind, very friendly, but she's also a great cook! Thanks a lot for everything, Ivana!

Stefano Cortinovis
From Stefano Cortinovis
 Bergamo, Italy
 Apr 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Updating, updating, more soon...

Maurizio Mangano 
From Maurizio Mangano
 Milano, Italy
 Apr 14, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Meet Ivana in some meetings in Milano. I feel good with her even we didn't spoke so much till now but, i know, there will be new meetings where we can do it! And also, maybe, some photos with the "Gloves"?? ;-))

Irene Cervera
From Irene Cervera
 Barcelona, Spain
 Apr 8, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Ivana! She is great italian girl! Milano Group made an invasion in Barcelona for a few days, an she was in the group! Was just great, she is so nice, kind... and quite and crazy at the same time :D ! We had dinner, BBQ, party,... and a concert that she really enjoyed! Hope the CD is good! and take care with your feet :P Ci vediamo a Milano!!

UPDATE:
marmotaaaaaaa!!!! she, Angel, Marta and virtual Valeria were our hosts! they are just great, and I know now that Ivana sleeps a lot... me too ;) See you soon for sure in spain!! Hasta pronto :D

Alessandro Cabella 
From Alessandro Cabella
 Genova, Italy
 Mar 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Well...
- easy-going
- good humor
- easy to smile and to laught
- nice to have speeches with
- interesting in what she says
- interested in what you say
- smart in her thoutghts

...well... just a little of her positive aspects to say "if you've got an chance to meet her - that would be a great occasion!" ;-)


Update: she hosted my for a concert... she was entusiast to come there with me, even if it's completely different from the music she use to listen... it'ìs great to be so open - mided!

...one more thing to the list i wrote before: add nice and creative flatmates!

Stefano Vergani
From Stefano Vergani
 Barcelona, Spain
 Mar 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we had a chat during free hugs. I hope yr neck is ok right noW!

Lindsay Grisdale 
From Lindsay Grisdale
 Zug, Switzerland
 Mar 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Met Ivana at the CS BBQ. Loved her colorful gloves and colorful personality.

Lorenzo Mazzi 
From Lorenzo Mazzi
 Milano, Italy
 Feb 28, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a very kind, funny and sensitive girl. It is very nice to meet her around or in her flat, together with the most lovely flatmates in the world. And I'm glad to have the possibility now to know her more, not just through CS. The "tisana time" is already a must!;)
See you very soon Ivana!:)

Raffaele Auriemma
From Raffaele Auriemma
 Milano, Italy
 Feb 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at some CS meetings, she's a funny person and has a very original thing : a GPS (Global Positioning System) in her mind! :-P

ANcheL Sanchez
From ANcheL Sanchez
 Avila, Spain
 Feb 19, 2008
Met in person Best Friend, Surfed 8 days  
Positive

What can I say of Ivana and Valeria? They have been like an angel come from the sky. Ivana is my flatmate, always very nicely with me; affectionate, calm, agreeable. She always laughs with my jokes and dumbs. Ivana has created the "herbal tea moment" and we sit down in our living room in the evening and we chat about the day. It's a very relaxing moment. After so much time living together I can say we have become a small family. Everyone different, everyone equal.

Sarah Russwurm 
From Sarah Russwurm
 Spiesen-Elversberg, Germany
 Feb 7, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 5 days 
Positive

Update '08
Ivana is just the best dancer you can find in milano, I never enjoyed a Partynight @ RollingStone that much like the one last weekend, dancing with Ivana to the best Rock&Indi-Music till early in the morning!
You Rock!

-----------------------------------

After months of really nice and funny meetings in Milano we finally joined an Invasion together. 5 sunny days full of playing and relaxing at the beach, tapas, Calçots and definitely a lot of fun and party in BCN. The Invasion was so great, from the meeting at the airport till the goodbye. And not to forget, thumps up for her bcn hairstyle!
Even after a little accident she did not lose her smile, really amazing!
Really, Ivana is one of the sweetest and open-minded girls I met in Milano, it is always a pleasure to speak with her and meet her for a beer @ fridas!

Valeria Mazza 
From Valeria Mazza
 Milano, Italy
 Feb 6, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 10 days 
Positive

I have shared a lot of experiences with her and now we are cs-flatmates!
Upd: I feel I know Ivana quite good after some months living together.
We've quite different personalities, but we've also many similar/complementary aspects. We've spent so many hilarous moments together as she can be very very funny! Sometimes she could seem rude( as very fist impression), but actually she's very sincere and direct and this is something I've learned to appreciate very much in Ivana.
But the feature I like the most in Ivana is the particular caring attitude she shows me when I'm feeling sad or needing help. Some night chats, a relaxing infusion and her risotto have cheered me up a lot of times:) I'm glad we're flatmates and friends!

SONGOKU2813
From SONGOKU2813
 Barcelona, Spain
 Feb 5, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Thanks to the Italian invasion of Barcelona I had the chance to meet her, a honest and a very warm girl. The following week I had already decided to going to Milan and she hosted me openly. We work in the same area, have similar music tastes, enjoyed a concert together, talked quite a lot about life and general and made a long lists of things to do and to see when she comes back to Barcelona... which I'm really looking forward to, also to thank her for being such a great host!

ROBERTA_D
From ROBERTA_D
 Milano, Italy
 Jan 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

I had met her before but really had the chance to get to know her in Barcelona. She's so interesting and well traveled and has a whole lot of stories to tell, but she's also very helpful and kind. And has excellent taste in music :-) See you soon and thanx for your help!

Virginia Bertelli
From Virginia Bertelli
 Tione di Trento, Italy
 Jan 22, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Ivana one year ago, but I had the chance to experience her cheerful personality only recently, 'cause I haven't met her for a long time. She's incredibly funny and spontaneous, sociable and talkative. We had fun taking "artistic" pictures with our beautiful hats! We've definetely to see more often!

Vadim Lazar 
From Vadim Lazar
 Carnikava, Latvia
 Jan 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

It was my luck to meet Ivana! She is good-looking, wonderful, kind and smart girl. She is very open and friendly. She is real Friend. Even more, she was a guide and protector. So many difficulties and obstacles were overcome with her help and support. Her care let me forget about problems and just have a wonderful time, be ready to meet Milano and its people  We spent incredible time with Ivana, her friends, guest and family  With Ivana and her guest Miku from Finland, we were a small friendly company. We spent time with night walks and night talks. We eat many picas and pasta made by Ivana. We had so many tasty teas during serious discussions and funny jokes. It was a real pleasure to share this time with so great people! I really hope, in future I will have a chance to visit Milano and meet Ivana again 

SERENZIA
From SERENZIA
 Milano, Italy
 Jan 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a perfect guide. She knows every street in Milan. If you are with her it is impossible to lost! She is a very nice person and she presents bunchs of flowers :)

FLOKI 
From FLOKI
 Brussels, Belgium
 Jan 7, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

we met through HC, ivana had to catch one of the first busses to the airport. so we spent this "waitingtime", together with others. though it was hard to find a café that was open all night, we had a lot of fun, waiting got another meaning now ! i highly trust ivana, i am so happy to find her back in CS

S_AWAHID
From S_AWAHID
 Bremen, Germany
 Jan 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Ivana was Valerias roommate and they hosted us in Milan . We really had a great time with both of them. Eventhough we only spend a little time with Ivana as she was already out travelling on her own in Spain... She left a really positive impression. She is a really nice and helpful person and she is always smiling. We had a long talk about her Indian travel adventures . Cheers.Wish you all the best in this New Year

Marco Antonio Zapata
From Marco Antonio Zapata
 Bremen, Germany
 Jan 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

We stayed at Ivana's place in Miland and we had a really interesting time there talking with her... we had fun reading mafalda and her smile is unforgetable =P...

Niki Bonne
From Niki Bonne
 Gent, Belgium
 Dec 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Ivana is a great girl to have as a guest. She's openminded, curious and easy going, the perfect person to hang out with. I'll do my best to keep my promise and visit Ivana in Milano in the near future. I already look forward to it!

Manuel Bissaca
From Manuel Bissaca
 Torino, Italy
 Dec 24, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 5 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Very friendly and openminded person !!! A great traveller !!! I met her in Torino during meetings (such kind of parties to stay together, know each others and have fun) organized with other inter-rail.net members.

DIDO77
From DIDO77
 Lissone, Italy
 Dec 21, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at many meeting and parties at the CS house, Ivana is really nice and easygoing. But even if she seem a quiet girl, don't trust her! She's a crazy night-party girl!! :D

efkenwix
From efkenwix
 Leuven, Belgium
 Dec 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is an artistical, funloving music-addict > excellent to spend the cold early morning hours waiting a bus like you know her allready a few years :-)

Maria Robichaud 
From Maria Robichaud
 Rosenheim, Germany
 Dec 11, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana came up to me in a crowd of people and said, "Maria?" I was so surprised! It was so nice of her to make the effort to look for me that day and it's amazing that she recognized me! We didn't talk long because I had to catch my train back home but it was such a nice experience meeting her.

Ségolène MORLOT
From Ségolène MORLOT
 Milano, Italy
 Nov 20, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana, it's true, you're like me everytime laughing!!hihihi! I hope we 'll have some others tipical italian time!

Carsten Palma
From Carsten Palma
 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
 Nov 19, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

We ate together, we laughed together, we watched films together and we partied together. For more we did not have time on this one day in Milano! But it was a nice day, wasn't it! Hope to see you again Ivana!

Germaine Wong
From Germaine Wong
 New Territories East, China
 Nov 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Very nice! too bad I didnt get to surf at her place, but we met up for drinks and wandered around the quiet Milan on Sunday! haa.it was a great chat and had a great time! Hope we can meet again!!!

Marta Martinez
From Marta Martinez
 Avila, Spain
 Nov 5, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

When I arrived at Milan she made that she felt to me like at home.A part of Italian, safe that I learn many things of this great person.
UPDATE : After having lived 8 months with Ivana, traveled together, gone to parties, shoped, gone out for walk, chatted during hours, I want that everybody know that Inana has become my sister.
Ti voglio tanto bene!

Graziano Tullio
From Graziano Tullio
 L'Aquila, Italy
 Oct 22, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

Even if we went in a not so exciting presentation of a book I enjoy her company, especially after that presentation when we had a very intense chatting aperitif…are u now attending a Japanese language course? :P

Timothy Wyatt
From Timothy Wyatt
 Vancouver, Canada
 Sep 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Simon and I came in to milano with only a day notice I think and these girls put us up and gave us a nice meal of pasta. just what we needed after riding from Torino.

we talked about food and mountians and got to learn about a few places in Italy we unfortunatly couldn't make it to.
we had a Very good Stay

Simon Little
From Simon Little
 Vancouver, Canada
 Sep 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ivana and her roomates graciously took tim and I in when they both had to work early the next day.

We shared a great meal and then stayed up late drinking tea and busting out the maps, where Ivana totally hooked us up by showing ups bike paths out of town and to the lakes north of town (thanks, btw/!)

Unfortunately we were only in town for a night and didnt get to spend more time, but lovely hosts and a great experience nonetheless!

Agnese Jesionek
From Agnese Jesionek
 Leipzig, Germany
 Sep 20, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

its really cool to live with my ladys in milano...Ivana is a very nice person,cute and know what she wants(sometimes):)

MR MOJITO 
From MR MOJITO
 Brunico, Italy
 Sep 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a really really great person! I met her now already a couple of times at many cs meetings in milano and always enjoyed her company very much! I am also her official supplier of sweaters/jackets on chilly Milano nights :-)

Gianluca Trombetta
From Gianluca Trombetta
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Sep 14, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

We spent thousands lunches together..I'm sad we don't live anymore in the same country. Although this can't avoid we to meet anyway. She came to Barcelona a couple of months ago, I think she still remembers the drink we had together...

Audrey Smith 
From Audrey Smith
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 11, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a beautiful person. Warm, generous and sincere. Since I've been living in Milan, she has grown to become one of my favourite friends to spend time with.

Dario Bellini
From Dario Bellini
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 11, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She is fun, very active cs milan member! We travelled to mountains once and she was my personal "tom tom go", while i was driving my car.

Hector Valcarcel 
From Hector Valcarcel
 Aviles, Spain
 Sep 11, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

She is really nice and open, she makes my time in Milano...GREAT! WONDERFUL!
We enjoy with lots of couchsurfers in several meetings!SE VAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

ALESSANDRO SCHIANO
From ALESSANDRO SCHIANO
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 11, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Very funny the day I knew her…I help her running in centre of Milan behind a guy just trying to ask a phone number…then we had nice time listening to the ‘concert’ of ambassador of Spain Hector
I really liked joking with her

Panzina
From Panzina
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

My first reference :)) THANK YOU

Ivana is a really spontaneous and open minded girl... to improve our acquaintance we've discovered the 'Amarone's grappa' :)) so good ...mhmmm

Yan Chi Lam
From Yan Chi Lam
 Tokyo, Japan
 Sep 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

She hosted me in Milan in short notice. I stayed with her two nights and both nights we went out with her friends in cool places in Milan and had a good time.

Sara Nu
From Sara Nu
 Milano, Italy
 Sep 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I liked her from the first moment she was in my home. I think it's a nice and funny girl!

Marcel Staub 
From Marcel Staub
 Walchwil, Switzerland
 Aug 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I had a great time in Milano. Dinner was already prepared as i arrived ;-) Then we went out and met some other CS Members for drinks. Unfortunately i had to catch my train the next morning very early. Thanks for hosting on such short notice.

Andrea Tonis
From Andrea Tonis
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Aug 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a great person who can enjoy life and travelling. she has amazing travelling experiences that one day I hope I'll do as well.

Eugenia Filippova
From Eugenia Filippova
 Vancouver, Canada
 Aug 14, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Very sweet personality! Thanks for the insights about Italy...:)) Would love to meet again! PLease come visit anytime!

NAGYNL 
From NAGYNL
 Hengelo, Netherlands
 Aug 1, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Ivana months ago at a picnic in Milan. I had such great talks that it is a shame I only have time to write this reference now. (01-08-2007)

Ivana, girl with the bike, I look forward to meet again whenever, where ever and then continue where we stopped during that picnic :)

Thomas Camenisch 
From Thomas Camenisch
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Jul 30, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

She is such an active girl and has so many plans. Ivana is very caring and nice. Uh, and not to forget the colorful gloves that are always with her, ready to be taken on a picture at any time and any place!!

Lilith47
From Lilith47
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 21, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met in Milano where I had my very first CS experience and Ivana was very sunny girl :-) The second day she didn't have time to go out with us but she came anyway, just for a while to bring me the delicious cakes I wanted to take home!!!Thanx and hope to see you in Vienna!

MARTIN_ZH 
From MARTIN_ZH
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Jul 12, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hey Ivana, it was nice to meet you at the BBQ: good chat and good company. Even if you didn't take any gloves-picture..

Aliz Sipocz
From Aliz Sipocz
 Budapest, Hungary
 Jul 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Ivana in Zurich and we had a great time.I had a good impression about her from the first minute especially when she showed me her colourful gloves.She is always ready to have fun so i really hope that i see her again soon somewhere :D

Colt Cabana 
From Colt Cabana
 Milano, Italy
 Jul 10, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Funny and expansive (expensive too) girl, don't miss the opportunity to meet her, if you are in Milan! She is one of the two only person that see the re-born of Saint Demetrio (famous for a miracle on her: make change her idea and come to Zurich BBQ Camp)

Anna Luisa Di Napoli
From Anna Luisa Di Napoli
 Bonate di Sopra, Italy
 Jul 10, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

I met Ivana at a Pic-nic in Milan and soon realized she's a very kind girl . Then I had the pleasure to be hosted together in Zurich and got to know her better realizing that my first impression was right!She even helped me when I had a problem in the middle of a party.thank you so much! :D

Heather Bradley
From Heather Bradley
 San Diego, United States
 Jul 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Ivana is just so much fun to hang out with and she's very sweet! We had such an awesome time dancing and laughing and eating at all hours of the night together haha! I hope I see her again soon, or maybe she will come and visit me in San Diego!

Ciao bella!!!

MARCOBLU 
From MARCOBLU
 Varese, Italy
 Jul 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 4 days 
Positive

Ivana is a very funny and nice girl. She love to talk about everything.
We travelled togheter to Zurich fest and we get crazy taking pictures with her gloves...

Rafael Nussbaum 
From Rafael Nussbaum
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 9, 2007
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

It was cool to meet her, had really a great night in Zurich. Hope to meet you once more. Good time!!!

Julie Mai 
From Julie Mai
 Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
 Jul 5, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

We met in a hot Milanese day!!!
She has truly CS spirit!!! She was in a rush but she came to meet me the same!
i enjoy her company a lot and hope to meet her soon!!!
Hugs Ivy see you soooooon!!!
Ju

Emma Vaccari
From Emma Vaccari
 Negrar, Italy
 Jul 3, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Ivana in Bologna at an inter-rail.it get-together... She is a really sweet and kind girl, we got on well together right from the beginning (we survived through the market without buying anything, we played ping pong together and we danced the night through!). She is very easy to talk to and... well... I can't wait to see her soon in Turin!

Roger Julià Puig
From Roger Julià Puig
 Barcelona, Spain
 Jun 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a very surprising couchie from Milano, really friendly and specially fond of speaking english. El italiano et el espagnolo é pio bello!! We have met two times, once in Milano and other in Barcelona and we had some fun.

Jose Ramirez
From Jose Ramirez
 Campinas, Brazil
 Jun 8, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

there is nothing that make me happy as free hugs, thx for come to the festival, hope to se you and Valeria very soon. have fun. keep smiling

Antonio Basso
From Antonio Basso
 Rome, Italy
 Jun 6, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 6 days  
Positive

Ahi...ahi...ahi...i miss your gloves lovely Ivy.
So sorry for your "not really good" backhometrip.
She's great! Man! Be careful, she could capture you with her gloves.....ejejejej
Well, i just prefer spend all the time with her than work...so...leave you this reference is a big pleasure....and sorry if my brain now (i never had one?) is just thinking to otherthings.....
Edaje!

Maikel Lourenssen 
From Maikel Lourenssen
 Oss, Netherlands
 May 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana showed up at the nice picknick in Milano Italy, The weather was nice and so was she as the sunshine was even visible when looking at her face.
Meeting people like her are already enough reason for a visit to Italy and I can give a good-time waranty.
See you again somewhere. Maybe in Milano or perhaps around an other place.

Denis Bilotta 
From Denis Bilotta
 London, United Kingdom
 May 27, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Hey! Ivana is a special girl. She is honest, nice, really trustable and sensitive. and the time together with her is always a very good time!

Anne Sacré
From Anne Sacré
 Brussels, Belgium
 May 25, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Ivana is always enthusiastic and she has plenty of projects in her mind. We met in Brussels, in Milano and finally in India. But for sure, I'll see her again ... somewhere in the world.

Michele Ceribelli
From Michele Ceribelli
 Bethesda, United States
 May 23, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Ivys just once, but she is very funny and kind. Hope to see her soon!

Mimmo Panza 
From Mimmo Panza
 Milano, Italy
 May 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Great girl! I hope to meet her again in another meeting or at the gym!!

TeoPartyBoy Belli 
From TeoPartyBoy Belli
 Milano, Italy
 Feb 7, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is a ultrà of Milan Csufers!!!!She is allways in all the appointments. She is nice, talkative and she help everytime like she can!!! She save me, one time for found 2 crazy guest lost samewhere!! she was my navigator!!! Trust girl 100%..see you Ivana to the next meeting/party!!!!

NEstore
From NEstore
 Paris, France
 Feb 1, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Good memories : during a strange party...in Paris, between friends and visitors...a sweet surprise : you, Ivana. Your italian soul, your simplicity, your "buonumore", your welcoming face. Waiting for other chances...t'abbraccio, signori'. Salutami l'Italia! ; )

Aparna 
From Aparna
 Mumbai, India
 Dec 29, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 4 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Ivana couchsurfed with me in Mumbai.. She initially contacted me through hospitality club... Ivana is a wonderful person, a superb photographer.. She takes her time understanding the culture in every country that she visits... Unique thing about Ivana is her colour gloves that she carries around to different parts of the world to clink pictures with... Its absolute fun.. Apart from the time we spent in mumbai, we also met in Madras for an evening...

UpdateWhen Roy and I travelled to Europe in September 2006, Ivana came all the way from Italy to belgium to meet us .. we spent two lovely days in brussels and bruges... It was an amazing experience to complete the loop.. meeting in Europe after meeting in India... Well.. it doesnt end there.. looking foward to meeting her in another country very very soon...

Monolita
From Monolita
 Kochi, India
 Dec 12, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Ivana is such a lovely person, and though she was very much under weather when she was at my place (i was also travelling part of the time) i feel i know her better now, with all the emails we have exchanged. she is always welcome at my place, and would ove to meet her when i get to milan.

GRIET 
From GRIET
 Brugge, Belgium
 Dec 4, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

The time we met was too short, but we had some good moments together in Bruges together with our Indian friends Aparna and Roy. Milan is still on my to- visit -list, so hopefully we meet again!

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