I'm a curious individual with many interests and passions and a love for travelling and adventuring.

If you want to know more about me check out below

Hobbies

My main passion is filmmaking and photography, in the past I've created several short documentaries and short films (travel films, parkour videos etc.), you can check out my content on YouTube (Search "Alessandro Portante"). I also enjoy making stuff... I recently built a bamboo race bike that I'm using to train for my triathlons.

My Education

I studied in Rome up until the second year of high school. Here I mainly focused on humanities, studying ancient Greek and Latin along with several other subjects like history, Italian literature and maths. In 2016 I started a new journey in Bristol, UK where I joined Sixth Form to complete my A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. Graduated from High School in July 2018 I decided to get 5 months off before starting University in Maastricht, NL where I'm currently reading Maths and Physics.

Sports

I'm keen in working hard and sweating ;) . With a background in swimming and athletics as a kid, the sport that mostly contributed to my mental attitude and physique was Parkour which I started at 10 years old. I've practiced it for over 7 years and still tracing however occasionally. I tried a few other sports in the past such as rowing and climbing. Last year I started training for triathlons, and I'm loving it, looking forward to completing an Ironman In the near future.

Music

I've practiced Classical Guitar for 5 years, however due to studying abroad I let it go and stopped playing it. Now that I'm at Uni I want to pick it up again since I probably became quite rusty, maybe get together a mini band and
have jam sessions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm keen in helping and meeting new people. I like being spontaneous and going out of my comfort zone, I'm part of the huge "Yes Theory" community in "Seeking Discomfort" and I believe that's how we should live our life to make the most out of it!

Interests

• photography
• triathlon
• running
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• filmmaking
• parkour
• freerunning
• videomaking

Music, Movies, and Books

I mainly enjoy pop, rock, rap, indie and acoustic music. I'm always on the lookout for new genres and artists on Spotify looking at playlists and hits.

I have always been a fan of Star Wars since I was a kid.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In August 2018 I hiked up Mount Whitney, CA the tallest mountain in the 48 contiguous United States (14,505 feet (4,421 m)). In one week I hiked around 100 miles (160km) across the Sierras hitting Sugarloaf, Whaleback, Colby Lake, Chocolate Ridge, Mt. Whitney and High Desert. Outstanding trip!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom