We are a young family of four that loves to be outside and spend time with friends.
Manu works as a forest worker and ranger and Gioia teaches German and Cooking classes. Together we take care of a small vineyard that belongs to the municipality.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We'd love to meet some new people from all over the world and show them the places we love. Also we like to travel a lot and when travel lust hits us it is also nice to get to know different cultures by hosting people from abroad.

Interests

We are a family that loves to be outside, work outside and to be active. We are interested in the simple things that make live beautiful: sitting around a bonfire, being in the woods, sharing time with friends and family, enjoying views from mountain tops. We love to be hosts (not only on couch surfing), one of our dearest hobbies probably is to invite friends over for dinner, have a couple of beers and just relax.

We are also driven by the question of how we can contribute to a better world. May it be baby steps, we are always curious to find out about ecological improvements but also about how we affect other peoples lifes.

• salsa dancing
• cooking
• gardening
• woodworking
• music
• guitar
• skiing
• agriculture
• ukulele
• travelling
• nature
• personal development
• sustainability
• permaculture
• sewing
• family
• herbal medicine
• wood
• fermentation
• natural medicine
• homebirth
• forrest
• snowboard
• vineyard
• vanlife

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving birth! (this applies to both of us:))

What I Can Share with Hosts

-a place to stay close to Zurich (15 trainminutes to the center of Zurich, ticket costs 6.60 chf)
-Our bicycles
-If you are interested you are very welcome to help out in the vineyard:)
-We love to spend time with the people we host, share our stories, share our view on switzerland etc
-Gioia is obsessed with cooking. It is very likely she will share a lot of food with you.
-Piera can share some lessons on the topic of "living in the moment"
-If time allows we may take you to a trip to the mountains or go camping nearby

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Switzerland