I am Francesca, I live with my two daughters (Margherita 9 and Federica 6), an old dog named Susi and our cat Sole.

I am a doula and love taking care of other mothers and their families.
Before becoming a mother and shifting my career into doula and childbirth educator, I was a language teacher and translator (Chinese and English).

I am a friendly person, not really the extrovert type although I really love talking when I feel at ease with someone. I traveled to many countries and am interested in learning other languages and cultures.

I like meeting people from all over the world and getting to know their traditions, passions and experiences.

We and my daughters love animals.

We like meeting other families with kids of the same age.

Margherita loves horse riding.
Federica is fascinated by astronomy.

We love nature and walking outdoors.
I love singing and music.

I love cooking. It makes me feel happy. I like learning recipes from other countries.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are here to meet local people while traveling with our family and to meet people visiting our town.
Making friends is always beautiful, even more if they are from another country!

Interests

• animals
• singing
• music
• guitar
• drums
• languages
• nature
• turkish language
• spirituality
• friendship
• shamanism
• china
• serendipity
• children
• language learning
• languages and cultures
• nature walks
• african dance
• chinese language
• spiritual growth
• korean drama
• turkish series
• connecting with people
• korean language
• doula
• family constellations
• women circles

Music, Movies, and Books

Rock music: 80's bands.. Toto, Scorpions
Alicia Keys
Whitney Houston
Anastacia
Lenny Kravitz

Movies : Back to the Future
Tv series: Crash landing on you

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Becoming a mother
Traveling three weeks across China in a self organized trip
Being a doula at another mother's birth

Teach, Learn, Share

Chinese
Italian
Baby wearing
Cooking pizza

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teach how to make pizza
Eating with our family
Collect them at the station
Spend some time together

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy