Elena

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Les activités qui m'intéressent :

Nature, Art, Community, Farming, Animals, Sports, Activities, Music, Culture, Languages

Description

Hey, hello!

I'm Elena. I'm originally from Rome and now I live in beautiful Edinburgh, where I did my Master's (one of two) and where I currently work as a graphic designer, illustrator and visual development artist for animation and games.

Before getting where I am now I pursued two paths: as a designer and as a linguist. I used to work as a foreign language teacher (teaching Italian and English), and traveled around the world doing that. I worked on a cruise ship that did the tour of the world for example! I also worked for international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and I currently design mainly for sustainability-based start-ups and for Universities. As you can probably tell, I am passionate about art and design, foreign languages and cultures and lifestyles in connection with nature. I am also passionate about research on the psychology of language and drawing. I got an award for my research on how our brain stores language and icons, and the connections between them when we speak one or more languages.

I'm pretty adventurous and I like learning about different cultures, environments and lifestyles, and I've travelled quite a bit. Among my favourite places are the islands in the Atlantic and Pacific (Caribbeans, Samoa, Fiji), Israel and Singapore. I love having the chance to meet different people and to learn from them something about the ways they live.

I have volunteered before, mainly on farms, doing anything from gardening, cooking, weeding, building walls, patios, painting roofs, taking care of the animals, and more. I lived in all sorts of accommodation, from cabins in the woods, to ancient turrets, to attics, to vans, to tents.

I often travel with my boyfriend Kai, who is a music composer!

I'm friendly and polite, and I like going around a lot - I like parks, museums, galleries, and nature, eating new food, go to gigs and traditional festivals and celebrations, and to play. I enjoy talking to my hosts and getting advice from them, but I'm also happy to discover things on my own.

Hope to hear back from you soon!

Centres d’intérêt

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Courant
Allemand: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I used to work as a languages teacher, so all language exchanges are welcome!

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Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

Ça m'intéresse :  

Éco-projets

Travail associatif

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J'ai des connaissances :  

Jardinage

Bricolage et projets de construction

Aider dans une ferme

S’occuper des animaux

Aide informatique / Internet

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Langues

Projets artistiques

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

- all sorts of creative and crafty projects, especially related to illustration, design, video, animation, sculpture and painting
- languages and language teaching
- entertainment, engagement, and creating a good atmosphere, and lots of ideas!
- cooking
- I learn manual tasks quickly

Âge

33

Autres infos...

I am very enthusiastic and curious, and I really like to explore new environments, but I also enjoy quiet time on my own, reading, crafting, and drawing. My latest passion is clay sculpture! I'm also an eager roller-skater :)

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  Allergies
  No

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  Régime alimentaire spécial
  No