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Couch Available: Coffee or a drink
Preferred Gender: Any[ I won't be able to host for a while, sorry !! ]
I live 4 km from the city.
Bassano is a very nice place to visit. by the way, it only takes a day to visit it ;p but there are also many interesting places near the town (asolo, marostica etc.) I'm a free lance, so I have periods of heavy work and other periods of complete relax. I live with my parents but they don't bother too much. I gave up with cigarettes and miss them a lot, but you can smoke and drug yourself outside in the garden;)I have a cat and a quite dog (pepeee). If I'm not busy, I'd be glad to show my town to everyone (from my FIAT 500 in winter! and, in summer, from my fantastic vespa) I'm sure you'll love it, I'm a good guide then. My couch is large and comfortable, and I also have a free bedroom. Friends (84)
 Anna Alexander
28, Female
Crespano del Grappa, Veneto
Italy
Friends since January 1997
"knew since high school"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
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 KALIPSO
28, Female
Schiavon, Veneto
Italy
Friends since June 2000
"What a fabulous girl!! You have style my dear!! She's nice with great sense of humour! I like to listen to her sometimes-crazy conversations and laugh all the time! Absolutely you should meet here if passing through Italy!"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
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 Nicola M
23, Male
Bassano del Grappa, Veneto
Italy
Friends since 1981
"Wow, I have some difficulties to find words that can describe her...she's my best cousin, without doubt one of the best person i know...we'll amuse you, enjoy!!!!"
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 Mauro Longone
32, Male
Verona, Veneto
Italy
Friends since July 1998
"We met many years ago at an Internet newsgroup meeting and been close friends ever after"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
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 junglespeed
29, Male
Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon
France
Friends since December 2005
"gr8 girl... claver talker, very cool for hanging out and a good friend!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Eric Lafontaine
35, Male
Versailles, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since January 2005
"We met first of all during a CS meeting in Rome. Then she hosted me twice."
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for ANGOSTURA
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 Antonio Gorreri
37, Male
Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Friends since February 2006
"I met Angostura (or Americano?:-) during a party in Verona at the beginning of february, it was very nice to talk and laugh with her, she speaked to me of couchsurfing and then she hosted me in Bassano."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for ANGOSTURA
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 Elide Toniolo
25, Female
Vicenza, Veneto
Italy
Friends since January 2007
"drinking "mezzo e mezzo" at Nardini's"
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Cosimo Bruzzese
30, Male
Milano, Lombardia
Italy
Friends since May 2008
"through myspace network"
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Valentina Gabasio
27, Female
Vercelli, Piemonte
Italy
Friends since January 2002
"we're Rome buddies! ;-)"
Friendship Type: Friend
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Personal DescriptionMy name's Alessia and I live in Bassano del grappa, a little paradise right next to the alps. I've been living in Rome (and found it noisy) and Barcellona (and found it sweet): miss both of them a lot. Since my zodiac sign is cancer I'm awfully melancholic and paranoid... that's life;)
I'm supposed to be a director but right now I work as production manager for several directors (producing commercials and music videos). I really like to communicate with images, and that's why I love photography as well. Travel and sleep on couches is another thing I like. Then... about me... I'm easy going and I love talking and laughing, I would like to spend more time doing this if possibile...I really enjoy gettin' in touch with people from other cultures, in order to open my mind as much as I can. anything else? well, honestly I think I am a pretty neuorotic person, but in a funny way(:D) and last, but not least, I'm not a serial killerHow I Participate in CSI organized some CS meetings and they were great fun!CouchSurfing Experienceall my guests and hosts have a little place in my heart ;)Interestsvisual arts, drinking&bartending, music, writing, retro' design.PhilosophyTo live things, places and people with strong intensity and unfinished joy!Music, Movies, BooksBunuel, Lynch, Kubrick, Allen, Fellini, Antonioni, Truffaut, Gilliam, Carpenter, and many others.
And I also really love music. All of it. rock, jazz, trip hop, dub, funk, soul, electronica. First names that come to my mind: Miles Davis, Radiohead, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Cansei de ser sexy (they rule!!), everything but the girl, Lucio Battisti, David Bowie, The Commodores, Al Green, The Rapture, Citizen Cope, Carla Bley, Paul Desmond, Zoot Woman, Dj Shadow. And of course the beatles (I'm one of those kind of fanatics who would sell her mother to the beduins in order to see a Beatles concert) Books ...ohm I like many writers: Murakami, Ellis, Loe, Adams, Ammaniti, Hornby etc. I also enjoied very much Coe's "the house of sleep". But my favorite book is probably Herman Hesse's "Demian".Types of People I enjoyI'm really curious about other people's ideas and way of living. I really enjoy nearly any kind of company (or something like that!)Teach, Learn, ShareI can share my knoweldge about film direction and bartending with everyone :DOpinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectRock n' roll!Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Bahamas, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
LIVED: Italy, Spain
WANTS TO GO: Japan
References
From Cosimo Bruzzese Milano, Italy
Jun 29, 2008  Positive I met her during a music video production. She was very kind and professional.
 From Michele Posocco Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Mar 31, 2008  Positive Angostura.... full of energy and very open person! Always smiling. I wanted to talk about photography but we didn't... maybe next time...  From Lorella Bedin Padova, Italy
Mar 30, 2008 Positive Nice talk at Nardini's wine cellar with a "mez and mez" in hand...  From AGNIECHS Warsaw, Poland
Jan 26, 2008 Positive She was so nice to host me for one nght and did not run away seeing a guest with wounds, bruises and with a swollen eye. Thanks to her great mum and their hospitality on a next day I looked more like a "normal" person...  From Aky Monfumo, Italy
Oct 15, 2007 Positive I had met Alessia at the Trieste meeting...and I hope to see her again because I think that we have many interests in common.  From Patches O'hoolihan Dublin, Ireland (Republic of)
Jul 17, 2007 Positive Very good time in Bassano with the so helpful and kind host. Boat Times! :-)  From Eric Turluer Trieste, Italy
May 18, 2007 Positive I enjoyed talking to her at the CS meeting in which we met.
She is a nice and pleasant person with who u can talk all day long, that like to know new people( ready to do quite a long trip to join a CS meeting!)
so you soon  From Paola Caramella Torino, Italy
May 15, 2007 Positive Alessia is a fantastic and really funny person! I'm really happy to had the chance to meet her, we had a really good meeting in osmiza! Hope to see you again! If you pass to Bassano you have to meet Alessia and her friend Anna! Sarebbe il film?sono curiosaaaaaaaa, un bacio!  From Luca Seculin Trieste, Italy
May 14, 2007 Positive I met she at a couchsurfing meeting. funny girl and very nice person!  From EVGENIKZ Trieste, Italy
May 14, 2007 Positive Alessia spent 2 days in Trieste with a friend and joined the CS meeting at the "osmiza". Even though she thrashed me at Tekken and didn't abuse of alcohol despite the favourable situation, she gained my total devotion thanks to her being hypocondriac like I am hehe kidding apart, she's of GREAT company, a very nice presence indeed! L'avistocvazia ti attende, cava!  From Giacomo Frullani Trieste, Italy
May 14, 2007 Positive Wow what a funny and hapy girl! It was really cool to host her! If you pass near bassano you defenitly have to meet her and her friend Anna!!!!
Hope to see you soon... maybe in Bassano, why not?  From Massimiliano Casini Codroipo, Italy
May 14, 2007 Positive She is a very very very friendly and open girl, full of life, funny. And one day she will be famous in Hollywood...so, I'm very lucky to met her...  From GennarinParsifall Rome, Italy
Mar 8, 2007 Positive Alessia in sooo cool. She is friendly and funny girl and we had so much fun toghether. I hope to meet her again soon. ;)
 From Javier Marco Trilles Valencia, Spain
Feb 26, 2007  Positive Lovely girl... she's funny, interesting, a great filmaker ;), we can talk about everything... likes Bowie and i hope likes Bauhaus :) I'm waiting her in Valencia  From Smriti Verma Nove, Italy
Feb 26, 2007 Positive being neighbours , ale and i have had the chance to meet more often and she is absolutely fantastic ! you are guaranteed to have a good time in her company! cheers ale , sure we will go to madras together and have agnello madras there :)  From TeoPartyBoy Belli Milano, Italy
Jan 30, 2007 Positive After I have seen Alessia I was so happy to discover the legend of Bassano del Grappa was true on 100%!!!I don't want never in my life do a competition of drinks whit Alessia
:-)!!! however Alessia is a nice girl,she loves like me to laught!! i listen all the night that she was laughting and at last but not the least, she has a friend that we said to each other I saw you somewhere but we are again in the mystery...hope to see you next time in Bassano to drink.... a caffè :-)))))  From Rita Milan Venice, Italy
Jan 29, 2007 Positive i like this girl sooo much!!! she is totally crazy, excellent party mate and great filmdirector...if u have the chance to meet her, do it absolutely!! she will make u laugh the whole nite.  From Aline Benoist Rennes, France
Jan 8, 2007 Positive I spent 3 days with her,it was excellent, she is very welcoming, nice and funny, I keep a very good souvenir of this moment.Don't hesitate to meet her, you wont be desappointed, and you will have the chance to see Montecristo(she lives very close to it, ask discretly, its a secret)!Enjoy  From Zizanie fautpass'leurrer Rawdon, Canada
Dec 21, 2006 Positive Don't miss her and Bassano Del Grappa! Her family is lovely and they are willing to teach you italian!!! haha! She offered me a ride on her vespa even if it was only for a single person... not legal but soooo much fun!!!!! Even met her after in Rome at the couchsurfing meeting.  From Massimo Bellemo Venice, Italy
Dec 18, 2006 Positive I've been happy to meet Alessia and understand she likes to have fun,dancing and enjoy life without time-limit :-D
Hope to meet you again,Ale.  From Cara McKinney Asheville, United States
Dec 5, 2006 Positive Our hostess was most accomodating. We hopped over to Bassano from Venice one night this summer and she showed us a lovely night on the town and introduced us to her cousin and several friends. She showed us such a great time, I still want to see some of her work!Her 50's Italian music and her cinque cento are just the icing on the cake!!  From Greg Ireton Melbourne, Australia
Nov 20, 2006 Positive Ale is an extremely friendly and fun person. She took the time to show me some of the sights around Bassano and I had a great time with her and her friends.  From Myra Moreta Vancouver, Canada
Nov 20, 2006 Positive Alessia is great! She's tons of fun and even enjoys the company of 70 year old men! Can't wait to make some cinematic, musical mayhem with her.  From Andrea Durigon Vedelago, Italy
Nov 20, 2006 Positive Positive approach with all the people, she has a good attitude of the relationship among the Surfers..!  From Matteo Baggio Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Nov 15, 2006 Positive alessia is a very good and pretty girl (whit splendid eyes). she's creative and smart....but above all very funny...  From TOMMATO_2006 Venice, Italy
Oct 23, 2006 Positive I am pleased to have finally met Alessia after long-time hearing of her and some chats! Her good fame was absolutely confirmed and she is one of the most cheerful and pleasant companions for parties! When she is around the party is spiced up and becomes way much cooler! See you soon, Alessia!  From Ray Xu Mississauga, Canada
Sep 10, 2006 Positive Alessia is super-cool. Very very friendly and easygoing girl. I envy her for doing something she likes in life. Her house looks like a mansion and I was put at ease straight away by the hospitality of her parents. We went out together to meet some of her friends, it was fun and hope we can do it again in Canada =)  From ALESSIO Treviso, Italy
Aug 28, 2006 Positive wonderful girl, wonderful couch and wonderful mom ;) I will crash your couch again... but you must get out from bassano sometimes!  From Indre Dabasauskiene Vilnius, Lithuania
Aug 24, 2006 Positive This girl is absolutely amazing, she is intelligent, interesting and strange in a very nice way, i had a lot of fun everytime she was in a company :)))  From Akos Horvath Budapest, Hungary
Jul 31, 2006 Positive :). Alessia has always a big smile!
We had a real summer feeling with her in april!
If you travel to Italy don't miss out
Bassano di Grappa and the local drink "grappa"!
Alessia I hope your dreams with the film making will come true!  From Charlie Latimer Vancouver, Canada
Jul 27, 2006 Positive It all started with a bit of confusion about what month I was arriving... But I had the best time in Bassano. I met a ton of her friends and her dad let me borrow his bike. Alessia is really talented and I loved getting to see some of the work she produced.
FYI: Her dog Pepe is the best!  From Fabio Tardim San Donà di Piave, Italy
Jul 24, 2006 Positive Her couch is really good. Her guide services are faultless. We had a great afternoon around the mountains with her friends. It was a great CS experience! :-)  From Stuart Davidson Goulburn, Australia
Jul 23, 2006  Positive Met at some local bars wıth some entertaınıng conversatıon. Really lovely person to be around. From Eric Lafontaine Versailles, France
Jul 21, 2006 Positive This charmant photograph/video maker girl hosted me in her house twice. We really had great time! She's the best guide of Bassano dell Grappa and the region around and she is very nice! Moreover she has a lot of artistic talent!
 From WANNI Zurich, Switzerland
Jul 19, 2006 60's Revival. This girl is everything but shy. If you drive with her in her small Fiat 500 you feel like relegated in the 60's of Italy.
Free and without seatbelts. She let us experience the italian way of life and brought us to the best places in Bassano.
If you meet her be nice to her dog. It was the most peacefully one I've ever met.
 From 77CHEVY Newport News, United States
Jul 19, 2006 Smashing Gal with a side of Cesar salad dressing. Alessia it was a great time. The CS meeting went over well in Bassano and you where so gracious to host me and three other cs'ers at the last mintue. Your turly made my weekend a blast. Thank you again for everything and I hope to see you soon and I havent forgotten about the Cesar salad dressing! Tell your cousin I didnt forget about the good fortune our hand holding will bring when we crossed the Ponte di Alpini and his desire for peanut butter !  From Anastacia Drake Kansas City, United States
Jul 19, 2006 Hilarious artist. I met her through my host at a party in Valencia. We went to the bars together, and she told me alot about the Italian culture. She is absolutely hilarious and I can't wait to see her documentaries. She will be famous one day!  From Destiny Tokyo, Japan
Jul 7, 2006 Positive She rocks! With the moments notice, she took all 4 of us in and greciously hosted us in her magnifisant house. She's got a great smile, wonderful personality, and knows how to have fun like no other. We had awesome time with the meet she organized and I'll be eternally greatful for all the good time we shared. Thank you so much Ale, I hope to see you agian real soon!
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