CURRENT MISSION

I've been living in Dublin, Ireland for a year and a half, and I work as an animation director for "Vampirina", a Disney animated Tv Show. I love hearing people's stories and their adventures around the world.

ABOUT ME

Well, *ahem* (clears voice)...I was born and raised in beautiful Florence, Italy. When i was 17, my family moved for a year to Vancouver. 365 days later they moved back, but I never did. I fell in love with Canada and with the feeling of positivity that I couldn't find in my home country. I enrolled in Film School (thanx mom and dad!) and ended up working as a storyboard artist at Cartoon Network. That didn't last. I had to go back to Italy to join the Army (it was mandatory at the time). After that, I became a full-on animator and worked all over Italy (Milan, Venice, etc), until one day I managed to go back to Canada, in Montreal to be precise. Montreal is definitely my favourite town in the whole world. After 5 years there, I ended up in south east Asia (Singapore) to work on the Star Wars tv show, and after that I kept traveling. After more working in Europe(Spain) and Asia (Indonesia), I moved back to Montreal. Are you still awake after reading this far? Well, I owe you a beer then! After working on a movie in Vancouver, I moved to London to work on big blockbusters, some good ("Jungle Book"), some not so much ("Tarzan"). I finally moved to Dublin where I am directing the animation for a new Disney show.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because I feel like traveling is in my blood. It's nice to meet other "gypsys" from all over the world and learn their stories.

Interests

I like animation, drawing , movies, books (yeah I am a huge nerd) and sports. I like to go running and going to the gym to keep all those delicious burritos away . Most of all though, I like to meet new people and hear their stories!

• arts
• fitness
• running
• politics
• anime
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• drawing
• sports
• jiu jitsu
• animation
• scifi

Music, Movies, and Books

Depending on what I am drawing I listen to different music. Right now videogame soundtracks and Kendrick Lamar are on heavy rotation . I can't live without reading My favorite book in English is "The road" by McCarthy. Movies: too many to name, I love all of Fincher's movies and Spielberg is still the best pound for pound director alive. If you don't agree, let me know :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom