HI! My name is Matteo, I am Italian and I live in Germany. I dream of one day traveling the world, taking off and buying one-way tickets from one destination to another. So yeah actually I’m an Italian who has not yet found his place in the world :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I present myself with an experience from the community of Taizé, in France, where the watchword is trust towards others; I have been participating in these international meetings around Europe for more than 10 years now, and I can say that I have always been welcomed and hosted by local people, where the first meeting took place directly at the doorbell of their home. This is called the "Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth" for the community. You can imagine how I felt the first time I had this experience. Since then, I have never stopped (except for the pandemic period).
If you are curious this is their website: https://www.taize.fr
With this I recently moved to Germany, and I would like to host people who come from far away so I can learn their stories; but I would still like to travel further, I wouldn't like to stop here in Europe. I want to find out as much as I can about all the cultures that inhabit this world, and make friends wherever I go :)

Interests

• anime
• video games
• traveling
• hiking
• basketball
• volleyball
• languages
• lakes
• mountains
• biking
• italy
• japan
• deutschland
• taizé

Music, Movies, and Books

The music I listen to generally changes along with my mood and state of mind, but if I can list 3 of the songs that I would always carry with me they are:

A moment apart - ODEDZA
Puropose - Cheriimoya
Open Door - Mike Shinoda

As for films, I am influenced by the opinions of others, but 3 films that I would gladly watch again are:

Intouchables - Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano (2011)
Lost in translation - Sofia Coppola (2003)
The Last of the Mohicans - Michael Mann (1992)

Even when it comes to books, I go a lot based on my mood and the place I'm in, mainly when I'm on holiday, I sometimes also read manga (and of course I also watch anime)

The 5 am club - Robin Sharma
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Shōgun – James Clavell

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In August 2023 I decided to change my life and moved to Germany to Frankfurt to live

I have been playing basketball for a long time, more than 20 years in total now, and when I was a teenager playing professionally, I managed to break my last spinal disc during contact with a defender on a dunk. I never had surgery, and the doctors said I would never be able to play sports again, but here I am! Always doing something new and still playing basketball :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Regarding teaching, I can teach Italian (including gestures :D), Spanish and our Brescia dialect from our Italian province.
For culinary culture, I can easily teach the most typical (and good) dishes of Italy.
We can even shoot some basketball, I'm still a 3-point ace :)

I'm learning the Japanese language! I wish someone could teach me like a native speaker!
For the rest my motto is that you never stop learning. There is always something new to learn!

Speaking of sharing, I'm ready to share my whole life and stories with you! Of course I want to know your story too. Each of us has incredible things to tell, I'm sure!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can bring Italian cuisine, I can cook something good for my hosts, and give advice for many good Italian restaurants.
We can cook together if you'd like :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Spain