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Overview

  • 12 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning Polish, Russian, Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • usually occupied with doing things the hard way
  • life is the greatest schoolmaster
  • From born in Sacramento, CA... but never been in one place for long
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

ABOUT ME

all about me.. well... i love dancing, but i don't do it cause i don't know how. my bowling average is a 62. i hate toe wrinkles on my shoes. question everything. i love winter gloves. long nails give me the creeps. i love eating oranges while sitting on a bridge. jellyfish mesmerize me. i hate doing dishes. and wearing gloves. dr pepper is fantastic. i don't drink. i am hard-headed, stubborn and nearly impossible to stop after i've made a decision. bubbles make me happy. excuses irritate me. i used to say i'm shy, but i'm not sure that's true anymore. giraffes are my favorite animal. and fireflies my favorite flies. mosquitos adore me. i talk to people who aren't there. i do not submerge myself, for whatever reason, in water. bears beats battlestar galactica. i find pleasure in the little things. i cannot live without freedom. photography rocks. i do not dream about things i don't intend on doing. i do not say things i do not feel. i have my cootie shots. i believe that love is the strongest thing in the world, but it's not always the strongest that wins.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- Couchsurfed in Ravenna
- Hung out with several members in Perugia
- Spent the evening with members in Pietrasanta
- Galiga camping in Firenze
- MoMe first Modena meeting!
- Domenico's Oven Inauguration in Padova
- Vicenza Tour
- A few spins around Bologna
- Surfin Ferrara
- Hangin out in Warrenton, VA
- NYC surfing and a "CS-at-heart" meeting
ehmm.. i stopped keeping track....

Interests

  • animals
  • photography
  • dancing
  • drinking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • track and field
  • bowling

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES:
**IMCOMPLETE LIST**
Mad About Mambo, Benny and Joon, The Matrix, Non ci resta che piangere, The Orphanage, A Beautiful Mind, Inside I'm Dancing, Becoming Jane, The House of Spirits, Finding Neverland, The Princess Bride, Original Star Wars, Pan's Labyrinth, Bud Spencer&Terence Hill films, Pride and Prejudice, Pancho Villa Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, The Last King of Scotland, The Brother's Grimm

BOOKS:
**INCOMPLETE LIST**

The Bible
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
A Long Fatal Love Chase - Louisa May Alcott
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas père
Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
The Histories - Herodotus
Ben Hur - Lew Wallace
The Silver Chalice - Thomas B. Costain
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Odyssey - Homer
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, San Marino, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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