We are friendly people who believe that interaction between different people is the essence of society. We interpret travel as a mean to explore differences and widen our horizon. We love to talk about everything...from the most serious to the most stupid argument. We believe in equality of opportunities, freedom, respect and the joy of the small things in life. We hope to be able to transfer some of these values to our little Jona. We hope that meeting new people will also teach Jona how not to be afraid of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Marcello understood couchsurfing was an amazing idea when I was in India, in March 2007. He met a girl that told me about her couchsurfing experience in India, when she was hosted by....the major of the town!!! When he was back, Marcello started hosting and participating to meeting, and then went travelling again, and again, and again...
From then, for many years Marcello met so many amazing people, and some of them became very good friends. Marcello still rates Couchsurfing as the biggest revolution in his way of travelling.

When Marcello met Stephanie, the two went on to couchsurf together in Iran, which was a real blessing. It made them see the complex Iranian society from a privileged point of view and cancelled any trace of prejudice, while at the same time highlighted the contrasts and problems.

Now that we are three, we are eager to find couchsurfers that are willing to host...a family! ...or being hosted in an apartment where at 10 pm everyone already sleeps :-)

Interests

We love to walk, to speak, to eat, to swim in the sea, to laugh laudly, to stay alone, to get together, to decide and to doubt. We like the smile in people's face and the conversations.
Our hobby is...to discover, we would say. KEY WORD: too many people don't read profiles. If you are reading this write the word SNAKE in your request

• literature
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• wine
• beer
• flowers
• music
• hiking
• volleyball
• swimming
• beaches
• freedom
• theatre
• sea
• conversation
• equality
• climate justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classic Rock, Reggae, Songwriters, Folk, Electronic, Classic

Books: Thriller (Stephanie), Classics (Marcello), Romans
Books we have read together and we loved: The Red-Haired Woman (by Orhan Pamuk), The Kite Runner (by Khaled Hosseini) A Thousand Splendid Suns (by Khaled Hosseini), The Secret Life of Bees (by Sue Monk Kidd), The Invention on Wings (by Sue Monk Kidd)

Art: Kandisky, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Contemporary Art

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Couchsurfing together in Iran, in general, and in particular: Being invited to drink a tea on the side of the road by a stranger in Iran, who then invited us in his family home and turned out to be the trainer of the national wrestling team

Teach, Learn, Share

Stephanie is a photographer and she would love if you want to have some pictures taken: from your family, from your business, for your website...or the be the coolest person in Instagram!

Marcello likes to cook and is very willing to have some delicious meal with you! He is also a climate scientist and a climate activist and can teach a lot about climate change and environmental awareness.

We would like to learn the traditions of the places where you are from. Your secret escape where you like to go to feel better where you live.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a KEY WORD: too many people don't read profiles. If you are reading this write the word SNAKE in your request

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

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