CURRENT MISSION

to get a visa on the 31 of December and to survive a high tide in Venice:)

ABOUT ME

Since I converted to Epicurism (no regrets, really=), I'm always seeking pleasant moments and I manage to find them even going home from work, but I do get the maximum while travelling.

But to give you a better idea of what I'm, I'll try some more introspection. Ok, now that I'm concentrated=), I can tell you that I'm a curious person always eager to learn more and discover more (I guess, "more" is on the list of my favorite words=). I do have some hobbies as you'll see further, but I'm always ready to share what others are in and to try some new experience.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about" (O. Wilde).

Although I like this quotation, I don't completely agree with Wilde in it. So if you're eager to talk about it, we'll certainly do that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For the moment I don't have the opportunity to host you (I'm still trying to work it out) but I do often show around (so, please, ask me) to English, French, Spanish and Italian speaking couchsurfers.

By the way, you can also try to convince me to travel to some Russian city together! I've had some nice experience of travelling with couchsurfers through Russia.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had the first and for the moment the only one couchsurfing experience while discovering Holland and Belgium by bike. I stayed at different places in different cities and I must say, I discovered a completely new way of getting to know about the local people and their culture. Now I'm planning a trip to the South America and I'm really excited about it.

Interests

Cultures and languages, books and movies, alpine skiing, horse-riding and cycling, long inspiring walks, especially under the rain, laughing and making my friends laugh, trying new experience and discovering the hidden or "well-known".

• culture
• books
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• skiing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

*La vie devant soi (my favorite novel by Romain Gary)
*Les memoires Adriennes (Marguerite Yourcenar)
*Voyage au bout de la nuit (Celine)
*Moderato Cantabile (Marguerite Duras)
*The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), *Joseph and his brothers (Thomas Mann)...

Movies:

*Les 400 coups
*Hiroshima, mon amour
*L'Amant
*Profumo di donna
*Una giornata particiolare
*Last Emperor
*Polish cinema
*some movies by Sabo and Kubrick
*almost all the movies by Malle
*...

Music:
* British rock (Genesis, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin)
* Singer poets (Dylan, Brel, Brassens, De Andre)
* Electronic guitar music (Neil Young, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana)
* Blues (Nina Simone)
* some Italian and French stuff (Vasco Rossi, Renaud)

and... other music that doesn't simply come to mind:).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Peru, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation

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