Victoria Smaniotto

Born in Annecy, (Haute- Savoie) France, I followed my mother to Paris at the age of 7.

And... this is where the confusion/adventure begins! Since then, when asked where I'm from, I answer "Paris", to some or "Haute-Savoie" to some other, depending on the applicant ... even if it exasperates those around me ! But what would you do in my place, I 've never been a true Parisian, and I am unable to describe my neighborhood in Annecy !

And left to feel at home anywhere like nowhere, I wandered : 7 years in Fontainebleau, 7 others in Paris, Montreal for 4 , 6 months in Hong Kong, one in Jericoacoara and Rio de Janeiro ... Thus was born my first love : travel and intercultural encounters .

With this life, I leart to adapt. My main skill : I love people. I try to understand the best I can, without judgment and always optimistically. So naturally, sometimes you come across crazies, sometimes it's hard to manage situations, sometimes you find yourself crying in front of a handshake in the subway ; but my little pleasures are what I see in others.

People, all around the world : all these energies, all these little boxes of souvenirs and thoughts, all those lives that coexist on the planet ; as a lifegoal, I am eager to discover them, understand them and the most I can, to help them.