I am an Italian postgraduate in Budapest. I just finished my intership with an institute working on human rights and democratic transition. I woukd like to travel while I am here, to discover new places and meet interesting people.
(*updated)I am leaving, but I will know soon where I will be next, therefore if I will have the chance to have my own place, it would be my pleasure to host kind and nice people. But I am still not sure where I will be next. Meanwhile I hope to meet some nice people, and I promise I will pay back your hospitality when I will have the chance.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

Ok, to be honest.. It started with the search of a cheap accommodation (I was not lucky enough to get paid during my internship).

Now I understand that couchsurfing si far more than this, although you need to meet the right people to share and live the city differently.

I do not look for crazy people, alternative, trying to be dramatically different from the others. I just look for the chance to meet the people right for me I could not met in my daily life so far, and to learn even from those that are completely different from me and from what I am looking for (Marcus Aurelius docet).

Interessi

Currently, I am trying to get a job. So, apart from job applications and writing of PhD proposals (Asia Pacific Security), I put a bit aside the other activities (except tango, as long as I am in Budapest).

But I would love, as soon as I settle down, to build up relationships, to meet friends, to participate to nerd things (boardgames, comic-con), but also to do hiking, explore new places, attending social events.

I am also writing articles on geopolitics (for free, poor me :D) on Asia Pacific security. Therefore, if I am hosting, you may find me not that ready in hanging out with you during the day, but just for this.

During my Erasmus in Lisbon I experimented a lot of things, among them: tango, kendo, Chinese calligraphy, archery.. some of them lasted, others couldn't. I hope to start them again when I settle down for a while, and maybe some of you could help me in taking them back ;)

• animals
• arts
• culture
• books
• literature
• theater
• photography
• tango
• comics
• anime
• movies
• archery
• calligraphy
• geography
• geopolitics
• history
• international relations
• political science
• language exchange
• nature
• manga
• sci-fi
• china
• harry potter
• ancient history
• kendo
• game of thrones
• fantasy
• research
• libraries
• star wars
• japanese culture
• sight seeing
• fantasy books
• bookstores

Musica, film e libri

Music (Foreign)

Josh Ritter
Mumford and Sons
Oh Hiroshima
Bob Dylan
other alternative songwriters/ indie rock/ classical music (update coming soon)

Music (Italian)

Fabrizio de André
Francesco Guccini
Angelo Branduardi
Francesco De Gregori
Lucio Dalla
Thegiornalisti
Baustelle
Afterhours

Books

Eureka Street (McMillan)
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Galloway)
Crossing California (Langer)
World Cup Wishes (Nevo)
Someone to run with (not sure the title; Grossman)
Shogun (Clavell)
Hagajure (Tsunetomo)
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
Harry Potter (Rowling)
The order of the flames (Deas)
The Hitchhikers' Guide To the Galaxy (Adams)
Norwegian Wood (Tokyo Blues; Murakami)

Movies

Star Wars
The Lord of the Rings
I, Daniel Blake
The Constant Gardener
When Marnie Was There
(Everything from Studio Ghibli)
5 cm per second; the Garden of Words (Shinki)
7 samurai (Kurosawa)
Rogue One
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

TV series

Game of Thrones
WestWorld
Firefly
The Man in the High Castle
The Crown

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

The Cliffs of Moher; Once I left the whole visiting group in Chicago, I took to metro lines (EL), one bus and I hitchhicked a ride just to end up on California Avenue, where Adam Langer settled his book 'Crossing California'. I still managed to get back to my group in time, luckily.

Insegna, impara, condividi

I do not know what I could teach you, I leave this to the others to say.

But I think I can learn a lot, to improve, to go out from my comfort zone, to learn new things from my hosts, to look at things from a different perspective (oh, Captain, my Captain!)

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

mmm not sure.. if we can agree on a balance of time between my visiting of the city (I can do that alone if they are tired), and time spent with them sharing experiences, I think we can exchange and share a lot.

We could have a walk in the city, a tea in a bookshop, a stroll near the seaside, a beer with his/her friends, attending an event.. and also chill out at home, talking, reading, listening music, or just relaxing and doing our things.

Paesi che ho visitato

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom