CURRENT MISSION

.... loving life!!!

ABOUT ME

I'm 43 years old and I felt in love with music and with the sea! I'm a blues and old-time addicted, I really love to play acoustic blues , ragtime guitar of the '20 and '30, slide guitar, ukulele, mandolin and old-time clawhammer banjo. I grow up in a little town between Florence and Pisa (Tuscany, Italy) and in 2000 I moved to Bologna (Emilia Romagna, Italy) to go to University to study Cinema, Music, Arts and Theatre. At University I met the blues and the interest for the old acoustic blues and ragtime guitar and this is changed my life.... I like live music! I love playing on the street and I spent 14 years busking around the world.After covid I decided to quit living of music and got a ‘normal’ job as a secretary in a school. I recorded some cds of country blues, ragtime guitar, clawhammer banjo and hawaiian , you can check on Spotify if you’re curious! I still play music almost everyday at home.
I want to say thank you for this wonderful project! During these years I made a lot of friends with couchsurfing and met very interesting people!

PHILOSOPHY

You can't always get what you want.... but if you try sometime you may find what you need!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I’m proudly a pioneer on Couchsurfing!
In 2007 I bought my first PC to sign @ couchsurfing and plan a 70 days USA coast to coast trip with Greyhound and Couchsurfing ... I love to meet travelers and new people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

From april to july 2007 I did the trip I always dreamed: coast to coast on the road from New York to San Francisco (by Couchsurfing and Greyhound!!!).
I was very lucky and I found wonderful hosts and wonderful people that become friend and I think this is really a revolutionary project to meet people and to travel! During my trip I saw my favorite blues, bluegrass and rock n' roll musicians in some of the best festivals in the world! (Merlefest,Wilkesboro NC; Jazzfest, New Orleans LA; Doheny Blues Festival, Dana point CA ....). Since that I hosted in Bologna and took a break with couch surfing. I joined again after more than 10 years and I hope to meet travelers on the beautiful island of Isola d’Elba!

Interests

music, swing dancing, snorkeling ,fishing, cinema

• swing dancing
• music
• fishing
• snorkeling
• ukulele
• sea
• guitars
• banjo
• movies,

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Folk, Rock&Roll, Swing, Old Time, Blues,Hawaiian, Rock n' Roll, Bluegrass, Jazz, all the good analogic music :)
Maybe my favourite director is Martin Scorsese but Easy Rider is the movie which changed my life!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

....In 2007 I did 7900 miles circa by Greyhound during 70 days of trip in USA from east to the west coast.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play blues with your guitar and enjoy with this all your life!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Italy, Malta

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