Italian, been living in London for about 5 years now. I got an MSc in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London and I have been living in Ghana, Spain and France over the past four years. I work in the finance and innovation space, especially in relation to emerging markets.

I am into street and urban photography and I have been playing guitar for about 15 years.

I am quite a nerd with books about economics and philosophy and I'm interested everything concerning developing countries.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been working across Sub Saharan Africa and Europe for the past year, mainly in finance for economic development but also as a photographer and with startups.

I am now taking break from hectic life for a couple of months and try to nurture dimensions I have been neglecting because of my career.

Interests

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• economics
• philosophy
• learning languages
• africa
• asia
• sustainable development

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything really. Having played guitar for about fifteen years I've been through all sorts of genres - from Jazz (Pat Metheny, Richard Bona, Django) to reggae and dub (Bunny Wailers, Alborosie, Irrie Maffia) on through more metal-ish stuff (from Architects, Norma Jean, Parkway Drive to Rage Against the Machine, Panthera, Skindred, Protest the Hero), classical (Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Einaudi), all sort of punk/rock/grunge (Pearl Jam, NOFX, Bad Religion, The Briggs, Rise Against, The Bronx), drum n bass and lots of acoustic/folk (John Butler, Eddie Vedder, Jack Johnson, The White Buffalo, Bob Dylan, Ben Howard, James Bay)

Favourite books - Walden (Thoreau), Ask the Dust (Fante), Werther (Goethe)

Movie - The Great Beauty, Hesher, Lords of Dogtown, Midnight in Paris, The Place Beyond the Pines

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, chats, a friendly help, jam sessions, beers, excursions

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ghana, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom