I am a Biologist and a Researcher.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am travelling around the World, mostly for research purposes. Meanwhile, I also own a very nice flat close to Lake Como, among mountains, valleys and freshwaters streams. If needed, when I am there I can host. In case I move, I am also glad to find an easy-going solution if available. I am happy to meet new people, learning uses, customs and traditions, as well as spending time around with friends, vising new cities and environments.

Interests

Molecular sciences applied in Olfaction and chemestetic sensations, Plant biotechnology, Agriculture.
I love travelling, outdoor activities (excursion, hiking, any kind of sport outdoor).
I love practizing sports in general (running, basketball, soccer, biking).
I also like fishing in fresh and salt waters..
I play harmonica (I adore its sound), I love singing ,I studied Piano for 10 years, althoufgh I am not practising with the latter anymore

• singing
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• piano
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• agriculture
• chemistry
• ecology
• languages
• law
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not a good reader, since I'm not called Acrobat, but my favourite books are
- La divina commedia (Dante)
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (R.L. Stevenson)
- Frankestein (M Shelley)
- The picture of Dorian Gray (O. Wilde)
- Il barone rampante (I. Calvino)

Novels
- the black cat (E.A. Poe)
- Sentry (F. brown)

Movies (random list)
- The crow
- The last of the mohicans
- Highlander
- Big fish
- Life is beautiful
- Clerks 2
- Tommy boy
- The nightmare before christmas
- Tim Burton's corpse bride
- The house of 1000 corpses
- Excalibur
- Purge Anarchy
- Lui è peggio di me
- il ragazzo di campagna

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Being able in a couple of months to completely re-asset my research plans for a period abroad from New Zealand to Florida, sparkling a completely new network of research partnerships, after a last minute declination of collaborative projects with my New Zealand partners.

- Everytime I hike a difficult mountain

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Italian and the Western Lombard dialect.

I can teach Italian Cuisine and several secrets by the use of spices and flavors in generals.

I am willing to learn very well German and Spanish languages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A very nice flat close to Lake Como in the province of Lecco.
It is a very nice place in the Orobian Alpsa, in the high Valsassina valley in the town of Vendrogno.
Although the house is tiny, I can provide everything a guest may need.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Italy, United Kingdom, United States