CURRENT MISSION

Meeting people from around the world, trying to speak their language and understand their world view and their way of life.

ABOUT ME

Relaxed, interested in every aspect of the world around me, I think there are many other things in life beyond working... Sometimes a bit lazy, usually easy-going and flexible, patient with other people (and I need this in my job...), I like to listen to people talking to me as long as they sometimes stop talking and let me talk as well! :) I don't have a TV at home, and I find that life without TV is better! Much more time available!

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy imperfect happiness.

Treat others as you want to be treated (so, if you are masochistic, please don't follow this tip as long as I am present :)

"When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money" - American Indian Chief (Seattle?)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In 2010 I had a fantastic 4-week-long couchsurfing experience in Berlin, then in 2012 in Madrid and in 2013 again in Berlin. And I hosted some couchsurfers in Bologna.
All of these experiences were really nice and interesting.

Interests

- Music
- Playing guitar: played for some years in a band
- Studying foreign languages: currently I'm studying Russian and German. I would like to learn also Chinese, Arabic... but I don't have enough time! maybe one day...
- Politics: I support independent information in my Country, in particular a newspaper and a radio network
- I like jogging, biking, skying, even though I don't have much time so I don't go often
...and going to the cinema, reading, hiking, 3-ball juggling...

• arts
• concerts
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• snorkeling
• languages
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ramones - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXc9C2JrqVI, Clash - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Rolling Stones, Cure, Pink Floyd, Red hot chili peppers, Amy Winehouse, Springsteen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lenGkRxsA, Muse, Queen, Pogues - Italian music: Vasco Rossi, Rino Gaetano - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgaGPuLDBG4, Eugenio Finardi, Elisa.
And others... I wrote only the ones I like most

Movies: Pulp fiction, Black cat white cat (Kusturica), Grazie signora Thatcher ("Brassed off" - by Mark Herman), Dances with wolves, Strane storie (Sandro Baldoni), Ecce bombo (Nanni Moretti), Il portaborse (Daniele Luchetti), Paris,Texas (Wenders), Gran Torino (Eastwood), Mediterraneo (Salvatores), the King's speech....

Books: Umberto eco (il nome della rosa), Sten Nadolny (The discovery of slowness), Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and dimed), Salinger (The catcher in the rye), Albert Camus (the stranger), Umberto Ambrosoli (Qualunque cosa succeda), Federico Rampini (books about China, India and the world changing), Wladimir Kaminer (ich bin kein Berliner)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

An amazing concert of The Clash on June 1st, 1980 in the central square of my town

Snorkeling in the Red Sea among thousands of coloured fishes

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: a bit of guitar playing, and a bit of 3 ball juggling
Learn: would like to get better in playing guitar and in 3-(or even 4) ball juggling!
And I definitely would like to improve my cooking skills.
And now getting my German and Russian better :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy

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