ABOUT ME

I mean, do I have to write "all about me" in this little box? No way :P
I'm a half Italian and half Japanese guy who spent his childhood between the two countries. A bit later in my life, I studied economics in Trento (Italy) and Berlin (Germany) and currently, I am studying Innovation Management in Pisa (Italy)...you know, those geek related things like tech companies and so on :D
Generally, I like what's new: new experiences, new people, new places, news, new technologies and I dislike banal things...but I do love ordinary things, simple aspects of life. I also love my origins, my roots, my family.
I am always seeking for something: something more, something in the future, something better; but I am trying to slightly change this aspect valueing what I already have and achieved, enjoying the present and being grateful for everything that I have...let's say I am just looking for my own balance.
To sum up, I think I'm a mix of opposite elements: new and old, east and west, instinct and rationality, tradition and innovation, contemplative life and active life.

PHILOSOPHY

I've always thought that people are nice. I mean, as Herman Hesse said

"..every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again. That is why every man's story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous, and worthy of consideration..."

What I'm trying to say is that everyone of us is special, so if you meet any person in the world, it will be worth it! (Ok, it's not always like this, but come on, don't let me down being cinical and skeptical)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was looking for opportunities to travel and meet local people without spending a fortune...So, here I am!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had many in Berlin :)

Interests

Well well well, I'll make a random list, a meltin'pot of what I like:
people, books, playing the guitar, travelling, economics, urban economics, climbing (well, I just started), football, cooking (but I prefere eating :P), drinking, opensource softwares, free information, politics, social inequalities, smart cities, innovation, music...

• books
• folklore
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• technology
• news
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• boxing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• economics
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Some random Movies:
Persepolis, Baaria, Doctor Zhivago, Nuovo cinema paradiso, The great beauty, Easy rider, The tree of life, Hachiko, Lost in translationTrainspotting, I love radio rock, Il Divo, Miyazaki's animations, GTO, Evangelion and many more...

Music
Classic rock'n'roll, singer-songwriters, brit-music, electro and techno, classical music, Italian indie music...I would say I like many different types of music :D
Some random artists I like: Moderat, Skid Row, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Strokes, The Kooks, Godblesscomputers, Mark Knopfler and The Dire Straits, Neil Young, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Peter Doherty, Apparat, Moderat, Oasis, The Beatles, The Pretty Reckless, MGMT, Jeff Buckley, Guns'n'Roses, Schubert...

Books
I love reading, I like those books that exhort you to think about the things you've just read.
Some books I like: A hundred year of solitude, The unbearable lightness of being, Norwegian wood, The alchimist, Tonio Kroeger, Demian, 1984, The orange girl, The bronze horseman trilogy, The picture of dorian grey, The red and the black, The elegance of the hedgehog, If this is a man, Il fu Mattia Pascal, Un indovino mi disse and many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Japan (Kyoto and Kōbe).

Living in Berlin, the place to be (well, that's what I thought while I was there, not sure of it anymore..).

Meeting by accident some friends from Verona in a desert beach in Alicante (Spain).

Getting to know by chance two twin sisters in the same week in different cities in Germany (Dresden and Berlin). I didn't know they were sisters and at first I thought they were the same person.

An interrail trip.

Booking last minute (or last second) flights because of love.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach some Italian and Japanese. I could also cook some italians recipies or how to make sushi... I can't say I am a good chef, but I love eating :P
I would love to share personal stories and have interesting conversations about...almost anything :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, San Marino, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Japan