ABOUT ME

I'm a volunteer, I work in a youth center here in Madrid. I'm italian and I'm 25 years old

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First reason: I don't want to travel like a tourist. I hate the tourist's way of thinking, because it's impossible to have real experiences and to have deep connections with the people you know. Life is just a long journey, and I think it's better to get involved at the 110%, and not to live like a tourist.

Second reason: I don't have money. At the moment I'm an European Volunteer, working in Madrid with the youngsters. I really would like to travel, to meet people, to see great places, and the existence of these network demonstrate the fact that money is not necessary to travel.

Third reason: Life is short and the world is beautiful.

Interests

My first interest is philosophy. I know, I know... boring, isn't it? Well, I promise I will not talk about Kant's Critiques if you don't ask! :)

The second interest is music. When I was in Italy, I worked in the radio of the University of Padova, RadioBue. I was the host of a radio show, a kind of mini-series of audio documentaries about great albums in the history of rock music. Favourite band? I think Husker Du.

The third interest: documentaries. Don't know why, but since I started the show in the radio, I watch a lot of documentaries. I think it's just amazing the fact that you can tell a story - it could be a simple but amazing story - and this can inspire other people to do something. My favourite filmmaker is Werner Herzog.

And, of course, I love read. I read a lot, maybe too much. At the moment I'm enjoying so much poetry. Don't know why... well yes, maybe I know. Since when I'm in Spain, i can read Pablo Neruda in spanish. And now I really feel, not just understand, but feel the beauty and the powerness of some poetries.

And... I love to travel. As I said, for me to live is to travel. Life is a journey, a short journey. But we have the chance to live in a beautiful world, and we have to discover and to enjoy it.

• poetry
• documentaries
• beauty
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• rock music
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite musicians: Husker Du, Faust (and all the Krautrock), Black Sabbath, Brian Eno, Flaming Lips, de Andrè, Morphine, Monks, Beach Boys, Philip Glass

Favourite Movies: The 400 blows (favourite in absolute). Wow... and then, a lot of movies. As I said, i love Werner Herzog, but i really like Jodorowsky too, Sergio Leone, Carpenter, Mario Bava...

Favourite Books: the firsts two books of my life are (because they actually changed it) are Twilight of the Idols by Nietzsche and What is philosophy? by Deleuze & Guattarì. And then... wow, I cannot make a list. I love Italo Calvino.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Spain