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Overview

  • 16 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning German, Japanese
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Teacher of Italian as a foreign language.
  • Master
  • From Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

Current mission: FIXING MY NEW HOUSE.
When: 1 june - 1 november 2017.
It's ready!! It's beautiful. Come and see!

Past mission: my first Japan.
When: 28 dec 2016 - 13 jan 2017.
Where: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Osaka, Hiroshima.

Past mission: My first Africa.
When: sept 2016.
Where: Marrakech and surroundings.
Why: attending my cousin's marriage.

Permanent mission: to be a decent teacher of Italian as foreign language.

Event 1st december 2017 @La Confraternita dell'Uva, Bologna: "Racconti appesi vol.II", we introduce a collection of short stories written by me and some friends.

I have a girlfriend. We have a common project called "techniques of nonviolent listening", on which I wrote a short book (in Italian).

I also have a secret writing project.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wait for you to show me some good cooking. One day I'll also become good.

Interests

I like attending workshops. Here are some of them:
- improv theatre
- soundpainting
- osho meditation
- regia teatrale
- gestalt therapy

  • yoga
  • hiking
  • contact improvisation
  • improvisation
  • self improvement
  • creative writing
  • music writing

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a strong reader, or better, a strong audiobook listener.

Here's my 2017 list:
- Dostoevskij, L'Idiota
- Alan Bennett, La sovrana lettrice
- Edgar Allan Poe, La maschera della morte e altri racconti
- Leonardo Sciascia, Il mare colore del vino
- Ezio Mauro, L'anno del ferro e del fuoco
- Il Vangelo secondo Giovanni
- Platone, Fedro
- Georges Simenon, La camera azzurra
- Stendhal, Il rosso e il nero
- Agatha Christie, Poirot a Styles Court
- Massimo Carlotto, Arrivederci amore ciao
- Elena Ferrante, Storia del nuovo cognome
- Arthur Schnitzler, Doppio sogno
- Concita De Gregorio, Mi sa che fuori è primavera
- Rita Levi Montalcini, Cronologia di una scoperta
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Donne che corrono con i lupi
- Carlo Levi, Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
- Elena Ferrante, Storia del nuovo cognome
- Musil, L’uomo senza qualità
- Alice Munro, Chi ti credi di essere?
- Primo Levi, La tregua

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Be born.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My kitchen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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