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Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland
@gisela-etter-3
Member since 2021
Hellou everyone... :) I'm Gisi, a 28 years old life lover currently on my world trip by land, hitchhiking and slow traveling since August 2021 ! ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ On couchsurfing to seek the most authentic ways to experience cultures and countries. Itโs all about the people you meet and iโm always looking forward to making new friends along the way! ๐ค ๐จ๐ญ๐ฎ๐น I come from the Italian sunny side of Switzerland and I can fluently speak 5 languages: ๐ฃ Italian, German, French, Spanish and English! I know a bit of Chinese, but there is still way a lot to improve... and I am slowly starting to learn Russian :) I have a Bachelor degree in Communication and a Master degree in International Tourism. โ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ Had the majority of my work experiences in the fields of marketing and event management. I'm passionate about traveling, languages, writing and every form of human connection and communication, long hikes, new food and good wine! Always up for longs talks, yoga sessions, and everything related to nature :) ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธโฐ ๐ฑ ๐ โ๐ผ ๐ ๐ ๐ท I can promise you some Italian food, Italian songs and Italian attitude ๐ ๐Instagram to find out more about me & my travels @99happyplaces P.S: I got a new CS profile, under โpersonal referencesโ you can find all the references of people who host me around the world ๐๐ Looking forward to bring joy and genuine kindness to other travelers and hosts out there! ๐ See you ! ๐
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Aromatherapy
Fluent in German
Learning Russian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To meet new friends along the way ๐
Music, Movies, and Books
I love everything related to personal growth and self improvement. Tiziano Terzani is my favorite travel writer. Philosophy books. Independent movies and documentaries and lots of aboriginal, folk, indie and acoustic music ๐ช
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hitchhiking all the way from Switzerland to India ๐๐ผ Hiking Taftan mountains in the middle of the night ๐ฅพ Climbing three base camps of Pakistanโs giants - Nanga Parbat, Rakaposhi and Diran ๐ Traveling Pakistan with a police escort for a week ๐ Visiting the country that doesnโt exist - Transnistria ๐ต๐ผโโ๏ธ
Teach, Learn, Share
I can share with you some Italian food ๐ & different languages, my travel experience hitchhiking around the world ๐ ~ always looking forward to learn to cook some local food and learn about different cultures!
What I Can Share With Hosts
My Swiss-Italian culture, Italian meals ๐, lots of traveling stories