I love traveling but then again who doesn't! As fulfilling and exhilarating as it can be to visit the sites and taste the foods I always dreamed of visiting and eating, I enjoy meeting people from all over the world the most. I love to learn more about the world through the unique perspectives of the people spread out through these vast and continually closer corners of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has connected me with locals in ways that normal travel never would have...the more I travel, the less I'm interested in touristic sites and more so care about understanding how locals enjoy a day in their city/country.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met up in Sydney for dinner at a Filipino restaurant and an evening walk around the Harbor

Bangkok with a friendly university student dedicated to learning languages

In the highlands of south central Vietnam for some delicious coffee and karaoke while mending my motorbike injuries.

Weekend-long Couchsurfing Meet-Up Events even in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio

Interests

Cooking, eating delicious food, hiking and going on nature walks, playing soccer, basketball, traveling, and learning about new and interesting cultures. I enjoy watching most films, even indies. I like to read but don't get the chance to read as much as I would like.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Cinema Paradiso, Godfather, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poet Society, La Vita e Bella
Books: Hunger Games trilogy, Vagabonding, various adventure books and those that deal with history such as the Roman Empire
Music: Alt-J, Explosions in the Sky, Bon Iver, Kid Cudi, Mumford and Sons, Reggaeton/Latin artists

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Skydived in Interlaken, Switzerland from a helicopter.
-Trekked to the top of a 6000 plus meters mountain in the Indian Himalayas
-Bungee Jumped in San Gil, Colombia

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Although I wouldn't not consider myself some amazing chef, I know how to whip up quite a few dishes, mostly savory. I would love to teach anyone interested in learning a dish. Being Italian, I love my pastas.

Learn: I love to learn new languages as I have gained high fluency in Spanish while continuing to improve my Korean and Chinese speaking abilities.

Share: I can share some of my backpacking experiences as well, including some of the harrowing details of trips gone wrong but still memorable nonetheless. I hope to share that passion for life of living each day to the fullest and learning about ourselves by the day through the various experiences we accrue, many of which involving travel.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean, and make some great company! For non-native english speaking hosts, I would love to help your English skills and maybe you can teach me a thing or two as well from your native language!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Mexico, South Korea, United States