Hi I’m Laura :)) After finishing my master’s in Bologna and living for two years in Paris, I find myself in Lublin teaching English, learning Polish, etc.

part-time bonne vivante / big on movies, books

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to make friends :))

Interests

cinema, literature, art, gigs, language exchange, drinking, eating, dancing, truth, beauty, etc

Music, Movies, and Books

former English Lit major trying my best not to be obnoxious about it! my favorite number is 42 if that means anything to you 🙃 talk to me about Joyce, Steinbeck, Kundera, Pamuk, Morrison, Adichie, Kafka, Allende, Rushdie, etc

unironically a bit of a cinephile :’) i’ll watch anything really, but among my favorite directors are Lynch, Rohmer, Joachim Trier, Aki Kaurismaki, Alice Rohrwacher… hard to choose favorite films but I really love the Before Sunset trilogy, The Dreamers, Jules et Jim, and The Worst Person in the World. I’m also a big fan of horror (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and musicals (Grease), and am always looking out for non-Western film recs (or any for that matter)

still addicted to Trash Italiano, but generally I listen to alt rock, dream pop, old french music, and a lot more! my favorite band is the Strokes but we might disagree on their best album 😇 always up for a gig of any genre, from punk shows to folk music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

road trip around Italy sleeping in monasteries

Teach, Learn, Share

My native language is English but I have an advanced level of French and I kind of speak Italian. I have an odd relationship with Polish language but am currently trying quite hard to improve my A2-ish level and am on the lookout for a teacher or a tandem!

What I Can Share with Hosts

sadly I can’t host these days because I live in a student residence :/

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Poland, Serbia, United States