CURRENT MISSION

Just enjoy what's given me in life. Experience life, the world, good people as much as I can.

ABOUT ME

Author, tour guide (Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East) and podcaster (Cemento, Kult - in Italian only, sorry)

Bicycle fan. Free soul and wild traveler. I like singing long songs and walking through fields and mountains...

Obsessed with plants and trees, forests, rivers and lakes. That's why I try to sleep with my tent as much as I can. I love to observe the people moving in big cities.

I've been educated to find the positive side in life, to adapt in every situation and not to take life too seriously ;) In the last years I've been trying hard to broaden my mind and improve my respect and tolerance to others.

Conversation and learning in order to treasure a kind of encyclopedic knowledge are among the things I like the most - be curious and let's talk! Teach me, I will listen to you. Or I will be glad to share my stories (:

Be aware: geography fanatic. Cinema & tv series ignorant. Fascinated by science and linguistics. Middle age nerd. History lover.

PHILOSOPHY

Omnia mea mecum porto / All that is mine I carry with me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In over 10 years I've met incredible people here and I decided to come back and meet more

Interests

All is new is interesting!
International politics, ambientalism, folk, medieval, renaissance and rock music, linguistics, new alphabets, languages and cultures, good books, history, geography, botany, gardening, drawing, soviet & post-soviet history, russian culture, religious buildings, medieval and contemporary art...

I'm like a knowledge sponge: let's talk!

• arts
• culture
• books
• singing
• folklore
• photography
• walking
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• folk music
• rock music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• ethnic studies
• geography
• geopolitics
• history
• journalism
• languages
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• linguistics
• biking
• conversation
• talking
• deep conversations
• wild camping
• botany
• eastern europe

Music, Movies, and Books

The Master and Margarita, M. Bulgakov
Il sistema periodico, P. Levi
Dialoghi con Leucò, C. Pavese

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, J. Sharman
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, G. Tornatore
CINEMA IGNORANT

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living and working as a guide in Socotra island, Yemen

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything I know is here to be shared:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

ITALIAN FOOD (Pasta, risotto, pizza, lasagna, parmigiana, quiches...
Tips on how to learn second languages and Italian lessons.
Tips on hitch-hiking and free-camping
River-like speech on any topic, ahaha!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation