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Overview
About Me
It has past a lifetime since the last time I opened up CS and a lot of stuff have been changed. I changed.
So now, on last days of March 2020 I decide to start and open a new act of my lifelolngin career in travelling and discovering the world.
I will soon sail (metaphorically) to Mexico, to start a new adventure.
Most of my mates chose a totally different approach in life, deciding to start a family, grow children, dive into that rat race that jobs wolrd is.
I took a different path, leaving behind what would be a pretty comfort life, to the unknown. After a year spent overthinking on where to head, what to do, I decide to make te easyest thing: buy a ticket and ride along.
So, next step: Mexico. A country I've already been as a tourist. A place I really love to understand deeper.
I open my Workaway account and left behind everything else.
Who am I?
I'm a good hearth. I love people. I love to entertain people. But I also love my loneliness, and that's why I travel solo. I balance pretty well between this two sides - some might say it's 'cause I'm a Gemini, but I'm really not into astrology.
I think humanity it's way better it's described by humanity itself. Just live it.
I think there's something else beyond or underneat, still don't know what, but I'm very open to taste every little bite of it.
WHAT I WAS (basically I didn't want to erase all the contents I wrote in the past in my old CS account)
Hard to say. Hard to choose what to put first.
I basically love to have fun, meeting interesting and friendly people from everywhere and sharing experiences, maybe travelling together.
In my small travel experience I've met so many good hearths I will never forget. Everybody's alone in this world and for that same reason everybody needs each other not to feel like.
I love to have fun and to party. The way I like it most is going to music festivals. My first was in Benicasim in Spain (2005), then Monegros (2006),again FIB in Benicasim (2006), Sziget in Budapest (2010), Balaton Sound in Hungary (2012), and finally Sonar in Barcelona (2014), just few weeks ago. Always found great atmosphere, awesome places and AMAZING people.
Rugbyman since the age of 8yo, a world where I've met so many good hearths and souls I'm feel so lucky I've been into.
I was journalist in SkySport as well, following rugby, between 2009 and 2012 and in 2014 I've been special reporter for DMAX during the 6 Nations Rugby Championship.
I love gastronomie and food culture, great passion about cooking and tasting good wines. I've been working in my father's restaurant (Osteria, actually, quite a different kind of hospitality) since the age of 16, an enchanting place where time seems to stand still.
had my gap year in Australia and...just amazing, MATE!
PHILOSOPHY
No plan is the best plan.
"Carpe diem".
I love to entertain people in the best way I can!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Trying to be as much honest and helpful as I can.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
So far, so good.
Loads of hosting and surfing experiences even outside CS.
Just love it!
Interests
Food culture. We are what we eat.
Sports in general, rugby over all. Better played, but even sitting on a couch with a fresh beer..
Discovering good and relaxing music.
Crypto and BTC.
- culture
- music festivals
- festivals
- dining
- cooking
- beer
- partying
- traveling
- music
- surfing
- sports
- rugby
- journalism
- cryptocurrencies
Music, Movies, and Books
2020 UPDATES
MOVIES.
About time - I never cry. I cried. And it was breakfast at 9am!
White tiger
Not a big series fan. Actually never seen any big one (just Gomorra and Narcos). And Boris.
Big stand up comedian fan: Ricky Gervais and (but less) Jimmy Carr overall. Dani Rovira, espanol.
MUSIC.
Italians brand new hip hop: Willie Peyote, Rancore, Funky Pushertz
---- OLD BUT GOLD ----
Blues Brother, indiscussed best movie ever.
Just to list a few:
"Barney's version." The book, please...
"Il rosso e il nero."
"La sombra del viento." "El Alquimista".
"Shantaram". "
Music? Hard choiche.
Singwriters like Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen.
Andres Calamaro, Joaquin Sabina, Leon Gieco.
Fabrizio De Andre', Lucio Dalla, Daniele Silvestri, Mannarino.
Bands like Mumford and Sons, Daft Punk, Steve Miller Band, Dave Matthews Band, Dire Straits, Eagles, Totally Enormous extinct Dinosaur, Vampire Weekend.
Then mixed from Calle 13, to Macaco, from Kendrick Lamar to Seeed, till La Rue ketanou
Electronic music to dance and having fun.
Pop-commercial stuff? Why not, to sing screaming all out and dance as nobody watch you!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Built a home in a 4WD and live in it for a few months (Australia)
Crashed my car in the middle of the Tanami Desert (yeah, THAT same car)
Seen the sunrise in Bagan Region (Myanmar)
Walked the 40 kms Jericocoara beach (Brasil)
Interviewed most of the best rugby players in the World, onfield, on tv, during RBS 6 Nations 2014 (around Europe)
Built a soundproof drywall (at home)
Got out of my comfort zone (NOW)
Teach, Learn, Share
Can teach some cooking tricks.
Always up to learn new stuff, tricks, interesting aknowledges!
Know some nice table games we can play with lots of friends
I'd like to learn french better and portuguese.
Improving my Ukulele skills
What I Can Share with Hosts
Great italian food & good music
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Panama, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Italy, Spain