CURRENT MISSION

Be the change I wish in the world :)

ABOUT ME

- Calm person
- Vegetarian
- Illustrator
- Bike activist
- Polyglot
- Ukulele player
- Linux user

I'm curious and I like a lot to meet people, but I'm not really a "party" guy. Going out in any condition and staying up 'till late getting drunk are typical activity I don't like.

PHILOSOPHY

I try being among other people without to stop being myself. This means being able to say "no" gently, and I'm gradually getting better on it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My door is open to share any kind of experiences. I'm not regularly active in CS groups and meeting, but I attend them when interested in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Basically, I used CS while traveling as a mean to have different points of view. Being a tourist and do the sights seems to me a slightly consumerist-like to conceive a trip, so I always tried to seek a more internal approach meeting people and understanding what lies behind the "image" of a city.

Interests

My two mains occupations are: drawing and reading.

I'm currently a freelance illustrator. You can see my work here : www.liviofania.com

I use to portrait people who hosts me, if they like it.

Additionally, among other interest there are: Philosophy of language and cognitive sciences in general, riding my bike (I used to be a critical mass militant), playing the guitar, Linux, Languages,

• architecture
• environment
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• guitar
• cycling
• animation
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

-"Walden" by Henry david Thoreau;
-"Q" by Wu Ming;
-"Things fall aparts" by Chinua Akebe;
-"Tempo di Roma" by Alexis Curvers;
-"The tragedy of man" by Imre Madach;
-"Treasure island" by R.L Stevenson
And then Umberto Eco, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others.

Comics:

Craigh Thompson; David B; Gipi, Dave mcKean, Peters; De crecy. I find graphic novels quite suitable to me.

Music:

-Daniele Sepe (the best Italian musician, there's no way to argue on this topic with me)
-Cccp; CSI; PGR
-Goldberg variation by Glenn Gould;
-Peer gynt by Grieg;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Critical mass are the event that makes me fulfilled since a few years. I like to ride my bike!

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't take things too seriously, that's what I learnt from the past.

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Portugal, Spain