CURRENT MISSION

To live as joyfully and peacefully as possible in the here and now

ABOUT ME

We are Pietro (49, Italian) and Vanessa (39, American), a married couple. We've relocated from Northern Italy to Gardnerville, Nevada where we have close family. We are 10 miles or so from Lake Tahoe in a georgeous historic valley of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We are currently building our own home where we hope to host many guests. We are non smoking and healthy. We enjoy meeting all kinds of people always keeping an open, non-judging attitude as best we can. We are generous of spirit and kindhearted.

PHILOSOPHY

Kindness. Present moment. Breathe. Sustainable living. Awaken in this life. Live consciensiously...
" people don't care how much you know, they want to know how much you care..."
"Do unto others.."
Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is an ancient and eternal law.
-Buddha

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have couch surfed in Italy and Finland, and look forward to hosting soon!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Our experience of Couchsurfing has been fun and edifying...

Interests

Sustainable living, Theravada Buddhism, Organic gardening, Food preservation, Home Brewing, Cold Fusion...

• cats
• dining
• meditation
• gardening
• cycling
• buddhist
• law
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Some (Few of Many) Authors: Bikkhu Bodhi, Garrison Keilor, Shaila Catherine, Eckhart Tolle, Gil Frondsal, Jack Kornfeild, Stephen Batchelor, Barbara Marchiniack, Rudyard Kipling, Jane Austen, Anita Diamant, Isabel Allende, Ram Das: Be Here Now, Barbara Kingsolver : Animal Vegetable Miracle, Michael Pollen: The Omnivore's Dilemma

Music: Mozart, Bach, Sina Vodjani, Handel, Kraftwerk, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, Hanz Eckhart WENZEL, Bocelli, Paul Simon, Lhasa, Mercanti di Liquori, Bandabardo, Caetano Veloso, Susana Baca, Neil Diamond, Deuter, David Bowie, DK, Crass, Dylan, Arcade Fire, Frank Sinatra, Krishna Das, Deva Premal and on, and on....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from Turin, Italy to Granada, Spain with our cat, Lilly.

Teach, Learn, Share

Bookbinding
Paper Marbling
Yoga, meditation and sustainability
Pizza & Bread Making
Organic Gardening
Cycle Touring
WWOOFing
Vipassana Meditation
Dry stone walling
Canning

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cleanliness, courteousness, honesty, open-hearted respect

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Honduras, Italy, Spain, United States