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Overview

  • 33 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish
  • 54, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Business advisor
  • Business management degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling is understanding (Livingstone)

ABOUT ME

I'm very fond of travelling. I love to meet new people, learn from them and from their culture, know and discover new countries.

PHILOSOPHY

You can't move your mind if you don't move your body

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Randomly reading some hosting experience of some couchsurfers on the net. I immediately shared the philosophy of Cs so here I am.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I deeply believe in Couch surfing Project and in the experience of the trip as living the local people's life to get know it better.
visited 21 states (9.33%)

Interests

Of course travelling, Cooking (we like tasting different types of international food and preparing italian recipes), Music (I worked as deejay in a radio in the past and in my family almost everybody works or is connected with music), sports (I like and practise tennis , football and swimming), learning new languages (I studied Czech and Hungary in the past,

  • culture
  • dancing
  • bachata
  • dining
  • cooking
  • walking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • latin music
  • surfing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • languages
  • rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Actually i like Brit Pop (Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Bruno Mars, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Estelle, Sam Sparro, Depeche Mode, Kungs,) but my musical interests change quickly. I like latin music(Cuban Music is my favourite: Manolito Simonet y su trabuco, Paulito FG y su elite, Charanga habanera) and i'm a latin dancer (salsa, bachata, cha cha cha-
Favourite books, mmmh hard to say.....,
Latin american writers: Gabriel Garcia Marquez (El amor en los tiempos del colera), Jorge Amado (Gabriela Cravo e candela), Paulo Coelho (onze minutos), Gustavo Bolivar Moreno (Sin tetas no hay paraiso), Ana Menendez (Loving Che), Carlos Ruiz Zafon (La sombra del viento), Yoani Sanchez (Cuba Libre), Luis Sepulveda (La sombra de lo que fuimos).
Italian writers: Andrea De Carlo (Due di Due), Margaret Mazzantini (Non ti muovere), Niccolò Ammaniti (Ti prendo e ti porto via), Camilleri.
Czech writers (Kundera and Kafka)
Favourite films Kubrick (Eyes wide shut) and Wenders (Buena Vista social club)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hard to say; probably one of the amazing experience has been walking in the Colombian jungle between waterfalls, rivers, beatiful trees and a wonderful fauna

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a good latin dancer so i can teach you some steps of salsa, bachata and introduce u to latin music:).
Actually I need to improve my English because i need it for my job.
I like italian cooking and I'm a Slow food member so I can share with u the secret to cook some good italian meals:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share good italian recipes, salsa dancing and latin music and practising Italian and Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Czech Republic, England, Hungary, Italy

Old School Badges

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