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Overview

  • 6 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Student
  • Life, culture, history
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Creatively Wander

ABOUT ME

I enjoy the little things in life that slow us down just long enough for us to enjoy them. I enjoy hearing stories about travel. I love life and try not to take things for granted.I want to meet new people and explore myself and the world.

Culture, food, cinema, music, history, art and technology stimulate my mind.

PHILOSOPHY

Get lost! You will find things you never knew existed.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer assistance to travelers in my area and my roommates host occasionally. If messaged I will do my best to help out someone in need of information or advice online or over a drink.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met some of my best friends on couch surfing.

Interests

Open minded conversation, learning about cultures, food and drink, art, green spaces, reading, biking, cinema, people watching, cooksurfing. I enjoy finding the hidden gems a city has to offer.

  • arts
  • culture
  • dining
  • drinking
  • technology
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Cinema: 9 1/2, Cool Hand Luke, Pierrot Le Fou, Waking Life, Life Aquatic, The Motorcycle Diaries, Vals Im Bashi, il Postino, Battle of Algiers, La Pointe Courte.

Music: Anything that encourages movement.

Books: Iron John, Born Standing up, neither here nor there, a cooks tour, Imperium.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Naked Philadelphia Bike Ride to promote bike safety and bring attention to how vulnerable bicyclists are to automobiles. It is what it sounds like, about a thousand people riding through the city naked on a spring afternoon. It was beautiful and freeing!

Teach, Learn, Share

The more I travel and throw my inhibitions to the wind, the more I learn how amazing people and places can be. With every trip I find myself in unknown territory and I am pleasantly surprised by the kindness of strangers.

I want to improve my Italian and knowledge of healing techniques of other cultures.

As people we shape our experiences in this world through our personalized lens. Allowing yourself to find happiness and enjoyment that is not dependent on others lens is a spectacle in itself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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