CURRENT MISSION

"Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, with whom you want, as much as you want."

ABOUT ME

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IMPORTANT! I DO NOT LIVE IN ROME SINCE 2009. I LIVE IN BERLIN. I'll rent my flat starting from May 2012. Therefore I can't host or help during this months. Sorry!
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Well, I am struggling with myself to find and follow my true calling, to live a life of significance filled with peace and joy instead of having a career!
Unfortunately sometimes money and attitude get on the way...I am a minimalist, environmentalist, unconsciously in transition to vegetarianism. I keep my possession to a minimum and try to reduce what I already have.
I'm working on myself every day to turn my dreams into achievable projects.
I am not a party animal, more the shy, silent type, playing guitar on the balcony or by the fire, talking quietly through the night with a bottle of wine, reading and looking at the stars. Please don't bring me to a club or ask me to get drunk in order to have fun!

PHILOSOPHY

Be hungry, be foolish!When you hurry something, that means you no longer care about it, and want to go on to other things.
What we really need to be happy is the simple things in life: peace of mind, food and clothing, good relationships and a purpose to get out of the bed every morning.
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address: says what I truly believe in a wonderful manner.
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." - Jack London

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spread the word, host and welcome people, go around surfing couches and being nice and trustful!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed many couches, mostly in Germany and Brazil.Overall a wonderful experience! Looking forward to host as much as possible...

Interests

Spiritual development, economic development, squatters, yoga and vipassana meditation, shiatsu massage (I studied it briefly!).Geography and globalization, astronomy, free thinking,environment, slowness, sustainability. Permaculture, South America, languages...oh my! I'd better stop.

• animals
• design
• graphic design
• environment
• dining
• wine
• yoga
• meditation
• partying
• clubbing
• flying
• clothing
• reading
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• sailing
• rock climbing
• paragliding
• astronomy
• teaching
• geography
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books are at the top of my scale.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Lila both by Robert Pirsig are among my all time favourites. Vagabonding by Rolf Potts, Luis Sepulveda and Bill Bryson, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Andrea Camilleri are also some of my favourite authors.
Bernard Moitessier and all books by Tiziano Terzani.
Movies and Directors: David Lynch, Ken Loach, Lars von Trier, Stanley Kubrik, W.Allen, Eastwood and Sean Penn.
I also like the corean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk.
Paul Haggis is one of my favourite screenwriters.Music: Joni Mitchell is for me one of the most important and influential musician of the last Century. I like Cat Stevens, Eddie Vedder, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Beck, Marisa Monte and Tribalistas, David Bowie and more and more...And how not to mention Steve Vai, Tools and Dream Theater?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gobi and Sahara Deserts.
Climbing on a snow capped Jebel Toubkal in Morocco.
Orca whales in the Puget Sound.
Paragliding, basically flying on a wing: amazing!
Sailing across the Mediterranean, from Greece to Spain.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach and practice Italian with all my hosts! Also I can teach how to draw funny creatures and some Photoshop and graphic design principles.
Learn: Any Yoga teacher hosting a poor vagabond like me? I'd like to practice my languages (German, Spanish, English) and become a better musician and painter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy

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