I'm Francesco Nicotra (老山 ).
I've a wonderful wife, 3 kids and 2 grandchildren.
My house is located in a beautiful area of the North of Italy, very close to the Swiss border and near the great lakes.
I'm a mechanical engineer and I've been travelling in a lot of country around the globe because of my job.
老山 "Lao Shan" is my Chinese name, (the one that my Chinese friends gave me when I was working in Shanghai).
I love my life and peoples , and I've friends all around the globe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new peoples, cultures and friends.

Interests

Art, archeology, languages, theatre, books, films, religions, history.

• arts
• books
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• archeology
• engineering
• history
• languages
• religion
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Moby Dick, Master and Margherite, The old man and the Sea, IQ84, the Faust, ....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was walking (alone) on the great wall for 3 days ... (1992)
...
Lost in China.
:-)

I walked all the Easter island coast (clockwise all-round), with mt firstborn Gabriel.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning languages ...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendship

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Oman, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Algeria, France, Italy, Switzerland