I am a friendly, sociable and naturally curious person. I like to discover or learn new things, listen to people s stories and so on. I was born in Italy and grown up there but after 21 I started to travel quite a lot and lived and worked in many places. Last years I spent a lot of time (4 years) in China discovering this great, complicated and bubbling country and moved last year to Japan to start a new adventure. I worked for a while at the Chamber of Commerce but I recently felt I wanted to go on a discovery trip to find new ideas and give a different direction to my life. I will hang the tie on the wall for now and put back on my travel shoes. Meet you soon!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started using Couchsurfing long ago before Airbnb and others became popular. I haven't used it for a while but I am thinking to go back on the road to walk new places and I think this is the best way to meet new people.

Interests

Guys I really enjoy what I call social jamming which is meeting up with friends and new peopla to play/jam together and have a good time, then if you add something to drink, to eat and a nice place where to stay you have the perfect combination!

• photography
• salsa dancing
• snorkeling
• sailing
• entrepreneurship
• laughing
• meeting people
• dreaming

Music, Movies, and Books

Well well well, there would be just so much to say. As for music I am a great listener of many kinds. Having played classical and jazz piano for many years of course I like both classical and jazz music. I am a big gan of Satie, Vivaldi, and Liszt. The I have a rock side of my soul (actually played electric guitar in a band for a while too). My favorites in this field are Guns and Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers. But I really do listen to many other kinds, pop, rap, latin (I enjoy dancing salsa and bachata once in a while...).

I recently read some Murakami books (3), probably the one I found most interesting is 1Q84. I like the way he develops the narration.

I love watching movies. I am not a big fan of action and guns I have to admit but like stories, romances, adventure, some big hits why not (like the Pirates) and old movies. Of course I have a preference for Italian cinema but I discovered many great movies from other directors around the world. For instance I really like Wong Kar-Wai.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit everything for love and finding myself in big troubles after hahaha. I am also often hungry for adventures and like to throw myself into crazy trips even alone.

Teach, Learn, Share

Traveling so much I am of course passionate about cultures, history and languages and I am happy to meet anyone interesting in speaking/learning European languages. At the moment though I am more looking forward to speaking Chinese and Japanese which I already handle at let's say a conversational level.

However I am a social person so I would be happy even to just hang out for a drink and discuss any topic.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Egypt, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Malta, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Italy, Japan, United States