I am Riccardo.

I am a easygoing cheerful
Italian Scottish men, with a physics degree, and I am a meteorologist. If you ask me about the weather I will talk more than you think!

I like boardgames, maps, hiking, cycling, whisky, sailing.

I am currently studying for a PhD in Meteorology at the University of Reading

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well, let's be honest. It is a cheap way to travel. Plus it has the added bonus of meeting some lovely people both when you are hosted and when you host.

Interests

• culture
• books
• traveling
• sailing
• snowboarding
• economics
• history
• physics
• tourism
• scifi
• meteorology

Music, Movies, and Books

Isaac Asimov books, especially foundation trilogy.

Distric 9 is one of my favourite movies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Kilimanjaro
Study abroad in California
Worked as a meteorologist in the remote south Atlantic island of Saint Elena

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach Sailing, maths, physics and meteorology
Learn german and surfing
Share my passion for clouds and maps

What I Can Share with Hosts

Comfortable house, shower, laundry etc here in Oxford

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Scotland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Wales