Quoting Bill Callahan: "I used to be darker, then I got lighter, then I got dark again."

I make things.

I'm an artist/writer: https://www.valentinavella.com/
And I also teach Italian.

I'm fiercely anti-capitalist. I love animals and most people.

I only host occasionally right now: It has to be a pretty special circumstance... maybe you were my mother in a previous life or we both love pasta alla Norma. :)

In general I'm more likely to host artists, cultural workers, farmers, Buddhist monks, outcasts and people close to my age. Yes, if you are younger than 26 you'd better ask elsewhere. I'm not ageist but it just takes a lot more energy to host people who are that much younger than me and I have almost no energy these days.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of those things that I've been doing since I got my own place (2006)

People asking for a place to stay: this isn't airbnb, of course the point is in part to get a place to stay, but it needs to feel like a meaningful encounter! Tell me why you want to stay here.

Interests

humanity, songs, cats, art, you.

Music, Movies, and Books

obscure and not-so-obscure

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I tried to ride a horse across America. I made a film about it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's write a song together. Let's ride horses into the sunset. I can teach you some Italian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands, United States

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