General Information
| Francesca Cestari has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Traveling at the moment |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | September 15th, 2005 |
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| profile views | 8644 |
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| age | 29 |
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| birthday | 16 August Everyone can see this. |
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| gender | Female |
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| membername | ZISKA |
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| occupation | - - - |
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| education | I don't pick my nose... |
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| grew up in | Seriate (BG) |
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| ethnicity | human being (who knows though..) |
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Languages- ItalianExpert
- EnglishExpert
- GermanIntermediate
- SpanishIntermediate
- EstonianBeginner
Groups I Belong To Bergamo 358:2409 | Cyclists 6643:4631 Why: just did my first travel entirely by bike, want to get in touch with other bike freaks!
| Milano 4761:31902 Why: living rather close, going to spend some days in Bremen with some of the people here!
| Independent Women Meeting 169:594 Why: member of IW group, willing to meet up!
| Active in 2 more groups. Show them all |
Couch Information
No couch currently available for surfing. I am not hosting, due to several reasons. First of all, I do not live on my own, but with my mother, who is an amazing woman but need and deserves her own house to be hers. I have hosted many times in the past, and I will probably do it again as soon as I get my own little place.
Nevertheless, I always want to meet new people who have the chance to pass through Bergamo, which is a wonderful city - town, more likely -
I would like to have a coffee with anyone who wants to share their travel and life experiences, as I have always done myself.
I will be out of town by mid august, probably coming back mid october.
Friends (67)
Giuseppe Berlanda 32, Male Bergamo, Lombardia Italy Friends since January 2007 "CS inspirer in my city" Friendship Type: Friend
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Arianna Matone 26, Female Bergamo, Lombardia Italy Friends since May 2007 "A common friend gave me her email and I asked her about softball playing..." Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Maddalena Angeloni 22, Female Bergamo, Lombardia Italy Friends since October 2005 "softball is our deep passion and we kick a$$e$" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Crystal Freeman 42, Female Lyon, Rhone-Alpes France Friends since August 2007 "we met on a trip to valledelavilla spain" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Andreas Ravasio 36, Several people Zanica, Lombardia Italy Friends since April 1999 "Playing Baseball/Softball together" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Francesca Cestari
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Thomas Heidenfelder 30, Male Dresden, Saxony Germany Friends since 2004 " yes ;-) new year's. Francesca, who never started a rocket before."
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Michael Gates 28, Male Manchester, Massachusetts United States Friends since 2005 "We met through couchsurfing... I saw her brother dance on stage with his guitar :)"
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Pedro Lopes 31, Male Ourem, Santarem Portugal Friends since August 2007 "In Camino Santiago" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Stefano Lo Monaco 32, Male Bergamo, Lombardia Italy Friends since 2002 "She is my friend"
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Rudy Melli 34, Male Modena, Emilia-Romagna Italy Friends since August 1996 "Everytime is a good time with Francy!" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Personal DescriptionI am a lively person :-)How I Participate in CSI surf people's couches and I let them surf mine ;-))))))))))))))))))))CouchSurfing ExperienceMy first CS guest was supposed to stay for a couple of days and it ended up being a week! Met awesome people, enjoyed wonderful places around Europe with locals, who have always been gentle and generous. Slept on comfortable couches and cozy floors, tasted exotic food and culture, desired more and more...and I still do!InterestsI play softball and absolutely love it!
But also:
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Interested in what makes my heart beat, places, people, the smell that only new books have, the light a picture can spread... I love speaking other languages and share experiences and cultures...I love life! PhilosophyReach your wellness without hurting anybody.
Music, Movies, BooksThe Who...the best! Roald Dahl current favourite writer, as well as Roddie Doyle with his Snapper!
Nick Hornby, Wallace, Tom Robbins, Henning Mankell, Daniel Pennac, Stefano Benni, Echenique, Montalban, Marquez, Bret Easton Ellis, Ezra Pound, Joyce, J. Ruskin, DeLillo, Sepùlveda...alan parker, spike lee, wild at hearts, shortcuts, reservoir dogs, dead man, the book of life...
Now reading "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" + something by Murakami! + Josie Dew Types of People I enjoyThose without prejudices.
(plus tall dark haired men...and occasionally blond curly haired ones:lol!)Teach, Learn, Share
 Create your own visitor map!
here's where I have been to:

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneNordkapp...the only two caravans for rent you can find in Estonia, 14 people who hardly knew each other, and 4000km in 5 days...I was about to cry for happiness the whole time!
Will do it again...by bike this time!
Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectIt's an amazing project. I live in a country where this kind of things should be properly appreciated, trying to forget the traditional pride. Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States LIVED: Estonia, Germany, Italy IS GOING TO: Brazil References
From Sandro Pelassa Torino, Italy Jan 14 Positive Francesca was very gentle and good talking girl and before to meet she said me "datti 1 lavata alle ascelle"... it's hard to translate this but it was very funny and you could find people like this only on CS!!! Recommended! A bientot! ;)
From Simone Serino Bari, Italy Aug 22, 2008 Positive After few seconds I met Francesca it was like if I knew her since ages...
She is one of those kind of person you feel comfortable with after few minutes!!
My staying at Francesca's was brief, but I hope we'll meet again somewhere in the world, or, easier, in Italy :D
From Gaston Petrocelli Copenhagen, Denmark Jul 6, 2008 Positive Francesca is such a cute, sporty, intellectual, hospitable person!! She let me surf her couch in order to catch a plane and we just kept on talking. She took me to a party and met some of her friends too. I had a great time and I just wish it had lasted longer. We'll definitely meet up and have fun again. Thanks!!
From Arne Ettestad Drangedal, Norway Mar 20, 2008 Positive 2007:Francesca and her friends, Elena and Andreas met us and joined us at a bar saturday night! They made a very pleasent evening for us !!
March 2008: We met Francesca and Andreas again at the Irish Pub in Bergamo. You are so nice !! Thank you !!
From A_V_ Berkeley, United States Mar 9, 2008 Positive In the (very few) hours I was in Bergamo, I met Francesca and many of her friends (she has the superpower of summoning a dozen friends for a same-day get-together) and had a lovely time. They were all energetic, interesting, and friendly.
Francesca's superpowers also extend to language: both her Spanish and English are perfect. I look forward to having her visit Granada.
From RITZO Saarbrücken, Germany Feb 1, 2008 Positive Ziska stayed with me for a night on her new years trip up north. she is a good guest, super cool and hassle free. she cooked me pasta :)
From Emre Buyukcerci Munich, Germany Dec 19, 2007 Positive I can't believe i kept on forgetting and being so lazy to write a comment for Francesca! We hanged out all together with her, Matteo and Crystal for two days in Bergamo and i had great time! She is very friendly, enjoyable and laughing all the time! It's been real fun to meet her and spend time together. I can not forget the dinner we had in my last night in Italy :)
From Maddalena Angeloni Bergamo, Italy Dec 18, 2007 Positive francesca is a wonderful sweet girl, she inspired me several times, she is one special person to me and her philosophy is GO FOR IT! i really would love to go on an adventurous trip with her . i miss her
From VIRGORELA Leuven, Belgium Nov 27, 2007 Positive Francesca gave me good tips to buy my 1st bike. I've liked her right away when i met her and got to talk with her. Also had a wonderful PIZZA night with her friends. I hope i can join her soon in one of her bike trips! See ya
From LAILAK Bremen, Germany Nov 27, 2007 Positive Francesca and her friend Virginia stayed with me for some days. Despite the Bremen autumn weather we had a fantastic weekend with great talking, meals together, wine and some cultural must-sees in HB. I hope very much to keep in touch and see them again soon.
From Lourdes González Infanzón Santa Cruz, Spain Nov 11, 2007 Positive She has been kind enough to present me all her friends in just a night!
Great person!
From Valeria Mazza Milano, Italy Oct 28, 2007 Positive Power biker..only for this I admire her, can't wait to mAke a bike trip together..
From Miguel Juste Madrid, Spain Oct 17, 2007 Positive I met Francesca in the amazing flat of Portici. So smiley!!! and a good drver even in Naples. Belle risate dopo la birra e il gelato!
From Maurizio Mangano Milano, Italy Oct 16, 2007 Positive Happy, Enthusiast, FULL OF ENERGY, always smiling. IT was a pleasure to met Francesca. Hope to meet her again soon (maybe in Milano's CS birthday?)
UPDATE:
She will seat close to me on the plane to Bremen!!! Poor FRANCESCA... I will steel all the "alici" :D:D:D:D:D
(stupid mau)
From NUVOLA Pforzheim, Germany Oct 10, 2007 Positive Francesca is a great person to talk to and go out with in Bergamo - lively, full of energy, good fun - thank you so much for the nice evening, your kindness and the guided night-tour!
From Doris Lo Brooklyn, United States Oct 4, 2007 Positive I met her when I was tired and drenched. Thanks for having me! I´m dreaming about dinner. BTW - 2 missed flights later ( :) adventures) and here I am in Barcelona.
From LAUREN P Ann Arbor, United States Oct 3, 2007 Positive Francesca welcomed me as a temporary Bergamasca. She understood me no matter which language I tried to speak, and "she speaks Italian very well." She's an impressive philologist, so she can explain the grammar of your own language to you over dinner. Francesca is an active, exciting, and vivacious friend. See you next time....
From Giampiero Grillini Bergamo, Italy Sep 21, 2007 Positive Francesca was very a pleasure to talk to for the brief time that I was with her. She has soo much going on in her life and it was great to meet someone so outgoing, interested and entertaining.
From Chaby Padova, Italy Sep 19, 2007 Positive I met Francesca and her friend Tuca,at Humberto's house,both of us couched him.
She is a simpatic girl,always talking.
From Anke Gessler Berlin, Germany Sep 18, 2007 Positive We had a great evening drank original beer brew in bergamo. And had a good chat, I think! She was very very nice to me. A very intersting and friendly person!
From Ari Yeo Bologna, Italy Sep 10, 2007 Positive Estremaly friendly person and with a true couch surfing spirit.She saved us from sleeping on the street and even drove us to the airport at 5in the morning!
From Claudio Contin Wellington, New Zealand Sep 9, 2007 Positive She is a very nice person! She always has a smile on her face :) .. and always funny!
From Matej Kušnír Heidelberg, Germany Aug 28, 2007 Positive Enjoying Francesca´s hospitality was my first CS experience and it was great. I felt very comfortable at her home and with her friends. It was like being a part of a great big family.
Thanks for all you made for us and showed us!
From Emanuele Placidi Seriate, Italy Aug 20, 2007 Positive She is a very positive person. Everyone will enjoy her companionship.
Highly recommended. ;)
From Martina Mašlárová Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Aug 17, 2007 Positive Francesca is really "pro CS" person, if she is at home and able to host you, I´m sure she never says no... She even picked us up from the airport! This girl is extremely friendly and kind, she is free and easy, full of energy and the time spent with her gets you in a good mood... To surf her couch (actually - it was a big and very comfortable bed) is better than sleep in any hotel...
From Arianna Matone Bergamo, Italy Aug 10, 2007 Positive All is written by the other couchsurfers... what can I say more? maybe that she has big titts... :o)
From Cristiano Polcaro Naples, Italy Aug 8, 2007 Positive SEI UNA MURATRICE PUNTO E BASTA!!!!!!
UNA SPLENDITA MURATRICE UNA SIMPATICA MURATRICE UNA DELIZIOSA MURATRICE..................
From Luciano Formicola Naples, Italy Aug 6, 2007 Positive I had good feeling with her since the first moment we meet last weekend in Sperlonga for a wild beach camp. Then she came in Napoli and showed up as I was supposing since the first time: simply marvellous.
From FRANCESCO DE VITO Naples, Italy Aug 6, 2007 Positive Zukki & Zukki definitely rocks.
Like her energy and curiosity.
Everythin is perfect in Francesca, except she's from Bergamo (could say Cristiano).
Send us some bricks hun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From GEOFABIUZ Bergamo, Italy Jul 30, 2007 Positive She is like Obelix ... have you ever read Asterix ? .... plenty of energy ... probably because she is young and female !!! Man are slowed down, down and down
From Veronica bertassi Calcio, Italy Jul 18, 2007 Positive we meet in a cs meeting, she is a energy -woman.she invited me at her post laurea party.she is a nice person.
From Giuseppe Berlanda Bergamo, Italy Feb 2, 2007 Positive It seems I have disappointed her because I took her home too late last night...BUT ask her about her love tales, expecially about the next one. mmmmjajajjaajjaja.
She's straightforward and genuine, very funny to speak with her.
From Elena Calvi Seriate, Italy Dec 18, 2006 Positive She's a lively girl, clever and very cute. Lot of fun with her !!
From PETERSSON Prague, Czech Republic Oct 24, 2006 Positive Francesca the Italian girl :). Francesca is very lively and happy person, love being with other people. Although the tough and long Estonian winter made her little bit worried..
We met in Estonia, spring semester - 2004
From Pedro Moreira Birmingham, United Kingdom Sep 29, 2006 Positive she hosted me and it was great :P
From Joao Albergaria Coimbra, Portugal Sep 23, 2006 Positive You showld go to italy just to meet this girl ) she's an amazing hostess.
luv U sorella :) kiss
From Sar (OzGrl) Brisbane, Australia Sep 8, 2006 Positive This girl is a beautiful soul which shines when she smiles. I would love to catch up with her in Italy when I venture over in 2007 and would offer her my couch if ever she needed it. Very genuine :)
From Andreas Ravasio Zanica, Italy Aug 29, 2006 Positive First experience is over... Thank you Francesca!
From Ray Young Needham, United States Aug 24, 2006 Positive Francesca and Andrea came to stay in my room in Stockholm for two nights. They invited me to meet some of Francesca's Estonian friends and spend the afternoon with them in Stockholm. We had a good time walking around the city and sharing meals together. Both very trustworthy and easy to host. Francesca is very nice, friendly and funny.
From Leonardo Lazzari Modena, Italy Aug 21, 2006 Positive ..it would be boring write all the posivite things about Her!
..she love's life and all that goes with it!!!
From BUD SPENCER Limerick, Ireland (Republic of) Aug 9, 2006 Positive My mum is less attentive. Francesca is a very open and talkative person. And everything she could do for me she did, from my arrival at the airport till my departure from the railway station. We live quite near, so I hope I can return her great hospitality and kindness one day.
From Agostino Buzzetti Bergamo, Italy Aug 4, 2006 Positive Is a very interisting person! If you like sport is perfect for you. But she study litterature too...
From David McClinton Manly, Australia Jul 27, 2006 Positive the italian connection. Francesca is the best couchsurfer in bergamo (he he he).
she is great to chat too, full of life and will make you feel at home the minute you meet her.
Hope your back on the road soon and all goes well with the thesis.
ciao
From Peppe Todaro Brescia, Italy Jul 19, 2006 Positive A so nice and kind person!! First of all I want to thank you for the great help you gave me!!Waking up so early in the morning for going to the airport was so kind,TKS!!We didn't spend so much time together but I am surprised to feel so in confidence with you!You are a so easy and nice person, so full of energie and nobody can feel bored in your company!!Me and Ari will surely come to visit u again,but we would like to spend more time with you this time!Next time we want to go out also with Stefano!!See you soon!!
From Stefano Lo Monaco Bergamo, Italy Jul 19, 2006 good life. she likes good life and she will be my future flatmate...this is the best reference i could write... |