Born in San Francisco, California; grew up in Rome; University in New York City, traveler for life 🌍🌄🏞️

Have been living in Pigneto (East Rome) with my girlfriend Camille for 4+ years.

Planning a 3 week trip to somewhere warm in January. Perhaps Mexico or Colombia? We like nature hikes, not many tourists, good food...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Being a "third culture kid" and having done many travels and met lots of people, I much prefer to surround myself with 🆒🤠😬

Interests

I take my interests seriously 😂

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• documentaries
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• walking
• politics
• movies
• board games
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• table tennis
• bowling
• anthropology
• history
• beaches
• learning new things
• mushrooms
• exploring new places
• healthy lifestyle
• making friends
• fermentation
• nature walks
• urban gardening
• table soccer
• public transportation
• making playlists

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES:
Anything by Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, the Coen brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg.
Intouchables, Samsara, Chef, Forrest Gump, Life of Brian, Brazil, American Graffiti, Human, Searching for Sugar Man, Citizenfour, Inception, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Spotlight, I am Not Your Negro, Maudie, Jim and Andy, The Great Beyond, Straight Outta Compton, Selma, Short Term 12, Gran Torino, Paris, Texas, Leave No Trace, The End of the Tour.

MUSIC:
Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Bob Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Simon and Garfunkel, Frank Zappa, Onda Vaga, Os Mutantes

The War on Drugs, Tame Impala, Foxigen, The Black Keys, Chet Faker, Flume, Sublime, Daft Punk, Two Door Cinema Club, Ratatat, Outkast, Fleet Foxes, Mac De Marco, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Arctic Monkeys, the Strokes

BOOKS:
Sapiens, Born a Crime, The Island at the center of the world, The suble art of not giving a fuck, the inner game of tennis, dreams from my father, enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humunism and progress; Outliers, SPQR, Flow, Heat, Quiet, Eating Animals, The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, Kitchen Confidential, Ender's Game, Persepolis, The Age of Absurdity, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Michael Lewis...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen and logged 700+ movies on letterboxd.
I am done filling out my profile 😁

Teach, Learn, Share

Think global. Act local.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sheets, towel, an insider guide into my world, life in Rome, and perhaps good 🍝

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Scotland, United States