CURRENT MISSION

Live my life intensely, feel and share emotions, never stop dreaming, discover and appreciate myself through the others. Travelling and taking a picture to everything has its own objective beauty.

ABOUT ME

Here I am, this is me.... Ivan, 31 years old. I was born and lived in Naples up to 27 years.
I have a degree in chemical engineering and I'm currently living in Turin and working for an italian oil company as lubricants sales engineer and technical consultant.
I also had a previous experience as a process engineer in a biopharmaceutical company, and some other less important experiences.
Since I was young I've worked to get my economic independence and I'm very proud of it. So I think I'm extremely mature, responsible and willing to sacrifice.
After graduating, I decided to go abroad to give me a break. So I moved to Bristol. I lived there for six months, working as a bar manager. I was feeling so good in Bristol and I was starting to think to stay there for the rest of my life.
Then my degree led me to Italy again. So I accepted my fate and looked ahead...
I am now trying to find my way. I just want that work gives me the right satisfaction to go ahead and feel gratified. And it is one for which I fight every day.
Beyond the work I am an ordinary guy. I try to have fun day by day and enrich my life trough new exciting experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

What use to be sad?
Things can change if I can be optimistic every day more.
The world is full of things could change my life. I just have to find them!
Live my life, right now!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I discovered CS quite by accident two years ago. Since then I fell in love with its philosophy.
Many people think that CS is a way to save hotel costs. But absolutely it isn't!
Hospitality is more than just a place to stay the night .
I really like to host travelers from all over the world . Talk to them, discover their different cultures and traditions makes me want to travel .
I propose them to visit the city together, living as protagonists the local reality! I also like to bring them in some amazing places that are not mentioned in tourist guidebooks...
And when they go away, I hope they've felt at home and bring with them the essence of a thrilling experience.

MY CS EXPERIENCE AS HOST

- Mostafa Yasser and Susanna - Turin - August 2014

MY CS EXPERIENCE AS LOCAL EXPERT

- Ghania Zard - Turin - August 2014
- Ademir Paulo - Turin - September 2014

MY CS EXPERIENCE AS GUEST

- Marie and Driss - Lyon - 23/25 January 2015
- RagazzoColonia (Enrico) - Koln - 6/9 August 2015

Interests

Fitness & sport: I like to practice any type of sport. I played football and rugby at good levels. Now I practice regurarly interval training workouts. I really care about food choise and I'm very interested in diet and food supplements.

I also like culture, music, technology, engines, energy.

But travelling is my greatest passion! Discovering new places fills my heart and makes me feel part of something unknown. I like so much choosing a destination and treating the details of a trip.
Then I leave the rest to chance. Also because it's nice to live the journey as an adventure .

• culture
• beauty
• perfumes
• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• fitness
• dieting
• drinking
• technology
• traveling
• music
• sports
• soccer
• rugby
• teaching
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

International Music: Bryan Adams, Oasis, Sting, U2, Coldplay, Muse, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran, The Script, Florence and The Machine, Robbie Wiliams.
Italian Music: Jovanotti, Eros Ramazzotti, Tiziano Ferro, Raf.
Dance Music: David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Avicii, Alesso, Tiesto, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren.

My preferred TV series are: The Walking Dead, Lost, Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Fringe, 24, Person of Interest, CSI, Revenge, Arrow, House of Cards, Mad Man, Misfits, Flash Forward.

I also like movies, any kind of movies... and after watching them I like to write some nice reviews.

I usually read a lot. Any kind of books: novels, thrillers, adventure books and travel reports.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working as bartender in London and bar manager in Bristol is the most amazing and preparatory experience of these last years.
I met much more people I can imagine, found out open-mind English philosophy and had a lot of fun.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm open-minded.... So I would like to learn everything's different from my culture!
In exchange I garantee to teach you some "italian secrets" to leave freely and appreciate the beauty and "la joie de vivre".

Cooking is a passion. Italian cooking, of course!
So we could prepare something good together, drink an awesome bottle of red wine and chat till sunrise :P

What I Can Share with Hosts

I guarantee to my host education and respect.
My host can also feel free to live in their own way. I adapt to any type of situation and habit, in full respect of rules.
But above all I guarantee a lot of fun, joy of life, curiosity, desire to discover the city and all its beautiful places.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United Kingdom