Hey, my name is Alen and i'm a friendly Italian guy, living in London from few years. I've been always dwelling around South London so if you need a guide around (or just some informations about) Brixton, Peckham, Crystal Palace, Clapham and Tooting, you can ask without any problem. I help managing a pub so, yeah, I know few good boozers.
Interested in Bars
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Japanese
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I always wanted to be. I've been always hosting people in the past: friends, friends of friends, acquaintances. I just never used this amazing tool before. I want to host and to be host and meet people from all around the world.
Music, Movies, and Books
One of my favourite movies is "The Shawshank Redemption", along with "Fight Club", but there are many others. A lot of sci-fi and TV series as well. I love that "Twin Peaks" atmosphere. My favourite band is Radiohead but I'm a big fan of Arcade Fire, Jack White, Tom Waits, Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Yann Tiersen, Foo Fighters then Depeche Mode, Cure and all that New Wave / Post Punk sound. I don't dislike plenty of other things, from World Music, to Psychedelic stuff passing through IDM, old school Drum'N,Bass or Jazzy thingies. I like the Chuck Palahniuk writes, along with the good old Hemingway and some Kerouac things.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I swam in a frozen swimming pool, once. I've done (with my dad and brothers) our own wine, grew our own crops. Another time I haven't eaten for 3 days and I was fine. I'll keep to good stories for myself, for now :)
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you a lot about mediterranean food and drinks (especially cheese, charcuterie and wine) and recipes, and trade a lot of cool music.
What I Can Share With Hosts
My company, a nice dinner cooked for you (I'll buy food and drink, c'mon), even a small djset maybe. Ah, I can help you out with heavy duty cleaning, maintentance and gardening 'cos I'm tough :).
My Interests
I'm a skilled swimmer (oh well, I used to be), a great music conneisseur and a tireless walker/chatter but, on the other hand, an unstoppable eater/cook.
