I am a hopeless wanderer, but for the rest of the time, I'm a grad student and a teaching assistant. I am a cheerful , somehow cynical optimist. It's hard to see me not smiling, and I believe it's contagious, because people usually smile around me. I am always enthusiastic about starting things and learning new stuff. I have a quite horizontal knowledge, rather than a deep, vertical one; I have many passions (music, languages, sports, jigsaw puzzles, movies, literature), but none prevails over the others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling by myself and meet new people on the way. Ideally, I would choose local for anything, from food...to hosts! Getting to know someone who knew the place I was visiting always made a huge difference, and Couchsurfing seems to be the coolest way to do so!

Interests

• literature
• singing
• piano
• soccer
• etymology
• parks
• linguistics
• craft beer
• pizza
• gelato
• sunny days
• jigsaw puzzles

Music, Movies, and Books

Queens of The Stone Age, Tool, Beyoncé

Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Animal House, Youn Frankestein, The Truman Show, Adaptation

BoJack Horseman, The Office, The Handmaid's Tale,

Crime and Punishment, Orientalism, The broom of the system

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During my solo trip in California, I walked by a free bear at Yosemite National Park. I took a pretty bad picture and ran away.

What I Can Share with Hosts

As an Italian teacher...I can provide some cool pieces of etymology and debunk some beliefs about Italy and Italians (did you know that Italians have no idea what Alfredo sauce is?)

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Italy, United States