I'm a very cheerful and positive person, I love meeting people from all over the world. I'd like to learn about different cultures.
I love sharing experiences, stories, different perspectives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing principally because I'd like to make new friends, improve my english and my french, open my mind, learn as much as I can and visit as many countries as possible.

I have a little dream...visit as many countries as possible by running half marathons.
I'm laying the foundation stone on august 7 when I'll run the Dublin Rock n' Roll Half Marathon!
EDIT: August 7th 2016 I ran the Dublin Half Marathon, my first Half Marathon abroad! :)

Interests

I love running at any time and everywhere (in the morning, in the evening, in the mountains, at the seaside...)!!!
I mostly run half marathons, but I also like running 10k and 5k.

I am "science addicted": I have a small library with more than a hundred science books. I also love thrillers and novels. A lot of them are in english, so I could lend them if you promise to treat them well! :)

I also like playing the guitar and I enjoy writing music and lyrics.
I listen to a lot of music, from classical to jazz, from pop to metal.

Music, Movies, and Books

:: MUSIC ::
It's impossible to make a list of bands or music genres that I love, it would crash CS servers!!!
I have eclectic taste about music.
To name a few (in alphabetical order, I don't want to give preferences!!!):
30 Seconds to Mars, A Perfect Circle, Adele, Alter Bridge, Architects, Bach, Bring me the Horizon, Chopin, Christina Aguilera, Chuck Berry, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Dermot Kennedy, Dire Straits, Dream Theater, Edith Piaf, Elio e le Storie Tese, Ella Fitzgerald, Evanescence, Foals, Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Joy Division, Katy Perry, Korn, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, Lorde, Ludovico Einaudi, M83, Marilyn Manson, Maroon 5, Miles Davis, Mozart, MUSE, Nightwish, Passenger, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rammstein, Sia, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Skrillex, Slipknot, Sting, Stromae, System of a Down, The Cure, Thievery Corporation, This Wild Life, TOOL, Underoath, ...
and MANY MANY OTHERS.
I also love world music, jazz, blues, ...

:: MOVIES ::
Fight Club (BEST MOVIE AND BOOK EVER), Gladiator, The Martian, Interstellar, Dead Poets Society, The Imitation Game, The Man Who Know Infinity, Invictus, Gran Torino, Hereafter, The Shawshank Redemption, A Beautiful Mind, The Theory of Everything, Unbroken, Hidden Figures, Lion...

:: TV SERIES ::
Breaking Bad, Prison Break, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Lost, Dexter, The Big Bang Theory...

:: BOOKS ::
Leon Lederman, Christopher Hill - Quantum physics for poets
Stephen Hawikng - A brief history of time
Chuck Palahniuk - Fight club
Khaled Hosseini - The kite runner
Hermann Hesse - Siddharta
Edwin Abbott - Flatland
J.R.R. Tolkien - The lord of the rings
R.P. Feynman - The meaning of it all
Margherita Hack - Perché sono vegetariana
Margherita Hack - Così parlano le stelle
Dan Brown - Inferno
Carl Sagan - Pale blue dot
Chuck Palahniuk - Lullaby
Massimo Gramellini - L'ultima riga delle favole

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Started university and took back my life at 25 after 3 and a half very difficult years. It is a long story but I love to share it if you want (and if you have enough time!!!).

- Became an engineer!

- Participated as a background actor to a couple of italian tv-movies

- Delivered pizzas with a very old car with broken windscreen wipers during a downpour

- Ran half marathons!!! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you:

- how to observe stars and recognize constellations with the naked eye (it would require a place with almost no light pollution, which is very difficult to find near cities and even small towns nowadays...)

- how to play some chords on the guitar (even though I'm a bit rusty, haven't played in ages)

- some recipes (I could cook for you!!!)

- how to repair your own computer and keep it in a healthy state

I'd like to learn:

- basically whatever you can teach me...I'm curious about everything. Everyone has incredible stories and I'm eager to hear them! Surprise me!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

- My company of course!!! I like to have incredible conversations with my host and guests! :)

- I could cook for you some recipes (mostly vegetarian)

- I could wash dishes after every meal, I'm pretty good at it, years of experience! XD

- I like to keep rooms clean and tidy and I can help you doing that

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Switzerland