I am a 21 year old student currently living in Nancy. While being Italian, i lived one year in the USA, and two in France, where I currently am.
I love travelling, and that is where most of my free time and money go: in the past two years i did a long trip in Eastern Europe (from Poland to Estonia), and a month-long trip in Iran (in July... so damn hot). I am planning to go see my girlfriend, who studies in South America, so that will be my next travel.

A few years back, I used to love cyclo-turism and sleeping in tents: when I was 17 i went from my hometown of Turin to Berlin and back with my older brother, and one year later i went from Turin to Budapest and back through Vienna and the Alps.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I recently found out, thanks to my girlfriend, that this exists, and it is in a similar spirit to something i know and appreciate, Blablacar (covoiturage pour les français). I experienced first hand the niceness of some people, being at home of an Iranian couple for several days (not couchsurfing-related, but the spirit was the same), and giving something back would be nice.

It is a new and interesting way for getting to know new people, residents in the place I am travelling to. As the primary goal of my travels is meeting new people and new cultures, it sounds like an interesting idea.

Also, I'm broke, because I always travel more than I could afford. While I never had particular problems sleeping in tents/train stations, being someone once in a while would be fantastic.

Interests

• politics
• traveling
• international relations
• sociology
• biking
• international law

Music, Movies, and Books

I like classical music, the Beatles and american folk music (everything sang with a redneck accent from the 1950s to the 1970s really).

My favourite book of all times is Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, for which he even won a nobel prize (i think), you should totally read it.
I also enjoyed Shantaram, by gregory david roberts.
I also enjoy A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series by George R R Martin, from which the show A game of thrones is adapted.
Also, most fantasy books such as The Lord of the rings.

Due to my studies I read lots of articles about current geopolitical events.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, United States