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  • 63 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Italian; learning Latin
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • I studied Civil Engineering, but I actually work as an ar...
  • School, univesity, family, friends, books, world...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To explore, to create, to tell

ABOUT ME

"Infinite cose da fare... e così poco tempo!"
("There are so many things to do, and so little time to do them!")

I'm curious of everything, but just few things deserve my devotion.
I'm a quiet and calm person, but I always need to do something, in every moments of my life. I can't stand doing nothing.
I like to listen more than to talk, but if I feel that someone really wants to listen to me I couldn't stop to talk.

PHILOSOPHY

"You are the light of the world".
So, stop complain about darkness and shine!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting people, being hosted, taking part in meetings, trying to help in organizing some of them, spreading the word.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had already tried the experience of hosting and being hosted by unknown people before knowing about CS: European Meetings of Taizé, firends of friends that needed an accomodation...

Real CS experiences:

- surfed with Dana in Philadelphia (USA);
- surfed with Kristin in Boston (USA);
- surfed with Sara & Leena in Antwerp (Belgium);
- surfed with Peter in Ghent (Belgium);
- surfed with Willem in Leuven (Belgium);
- surfed with Mia in London (UK);
- surfed with Gianpaolo in Bertinoro (Italy);
- surfed with Mei in Florence (Italy);
- surfed with Nicky in New York City (USA);
- surfed with Cheyne in Como (Italy);
- surfed with Kate in Thomastown (Ireland);
- surfed with Fabio in Milan (Italy);
- surfed with Giuliana in Turin (Italy);
- surfed with Allan in Copenhagen (Denmark);
- surfed with Olov in Stockholm (Sweden);
- surfed with Vilma in Budapest (Hungary);
- surfed with Sabrina & Eef in Amsterdam (Netherlands);

- hosted Mimmo from Milan;
- hosted Cheyne & Kamla from Malaysia;
- hosted Manou & Steffi from Switzerland;
- hosted Kathrin from Switzerland;
- hosted Jan from the Netherlands;
- hosted Agnes & Heigo from Estonia;
- hosted Natalia from Croatia;
- hosted Martin from Germany;
- hosted Monique & Rene from Switzerland;

- several CS meetings in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and USA!

Interests

A lot. Just ask me.

  • boating

Music, Movies, and Books

Top 5 Movies: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, La vita è Bella, Billy Elliot, Amarcord, Blade Runner.
Big fan of Short Movies in general; New York I Love You is one of the best films I've seen lately.

Top 5 Songs: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Boys don't cry (Cure), She (Elvis Costello), Perfect day (Lou Reed), Wishlist (Pearl Jam).
I absolutely love music; in this period I listen to a lot of indie rock, electronic and sperimental music, but also classical minimalist music like Philip Glass, Arvo Paart...

Top 5 Books: Le petit prince (Saint-Exupery), Don Quijote (Cervantes), Le città invisibili (Calvino), Foundation (Asimov), Der Zauberberg (Mann).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

New York City at night form the top of Rockfeller Center, the volcano of Stromboli seen erupting from a boat, the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, every act of love and friendship among human beings.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Peru, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, United States

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