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Overview

  • 11 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Latin
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Research Specialist
  • Master's Social Work (Direct Practice) (exp. may 2012); B...
  • From Pittsburgh
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live in a free-spirited traveling world while participating in transformative discovery while traveling

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people with similar and different visions. I truly believe living in multicultural society we need to embrace and understand difference! I love talking with passionate people concerning all kinds of topics from life, happiness, love, philosophy, religion... I am all about experiencing the moment, and enjoy traveling and living with a free spirit

I studied abroad in 2005 in Rome, Italy through my university. I traveled to Dublin, Switzerland and Barcelona. I loved Rome and the other Italian cities and the italian culture.

I am going back to Rome, Italy to work for the Spring of 2009 and Fall of 2009. I am looking forward to using couchsurfing to meet other Rome CSers and to couchsurf all around Italy to meet other Italians and gain a better understanding of culture.
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Sono laureato alla universita e ho studiado psicologia. Mi piace discuttere cuttura, vita, e psicologia. Vorrei viaggare di italia. Ho studiato a Roma per la semestre di auttunno 2005 e voglio tornarla! Vivavo a Roma per le semestri di primavera 2009 e auttunno 2009. Lavoravo un vicedirettore per le studente di universita e io vivo a la casa delle studente. Mi piace giocare al calcio, Parlo pocco d'italiano, ma sto imparando e voglio imparare piu.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life trying to experience all that I can with an open mind, and to understand from different perspectives. I love discussing psychology and culture.

I personally like 2 quotes that I try to live my life by:

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

"Dum vivimus vivamus"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I tell everyone about couchsurfing and spread the CS spirit. I also participate by providing information, suggestions, tips to people traveling around Italy, especially around le Cinque Terre. If you have any questions check my group posts for that group or send me a message

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most of my CouchSurfing experience is through just talking to a friend who has been with this for a few years now and hearing his inspirational experiences. I had my first couchsurfer stay over back in September of 2007. I showed Thomas a little bit of Pittsburgh, while giving him advice on where to explore. He came to my Existentialism philosophy class and my Intercultural Communication class.
I really want to meet new people all over the world and travel all over the world

Interests

psychology, life, Italian culture, soccer, music (psicologia (clinica), vita, cututura italiana, calcio,mi piace sentire all music,)- all kinds of music, walking, going to the park, talking (parla, discutte), espresso, movies, writing (scrive), reading (legge), learning about different cultures, hearing about different peoples' experiences, religion, spirituality, Taoism, meditation

  • culture
  • writing
  • meditation
  • walking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hang gliding
  • soccer
  • languages
  • psychology
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Matt Pond Pa, Death Cab for Cutie,Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Simon and Garfunkel, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Kevin Devine, The Wallflowers, Piers Faccini, The Beatles, The Killers, Radiohead, Donora, THIRD EYE BLIND, Moby, Jason Mraz, BLOC PARTY

Movies- The Beach, Romeo and Juliet, Vanilla Sky, Neverwas, American Beauty, L'ultimo bacio, Across the Universe, Wristcutters, Top Gun, Batman, Batman Begins, The Rock,

Books- I enjoy reading novels, and psychology-related books. Rollo May, Carl Rogers, Kenneth Gergen, "Social Construction Theory" related books, feminist philosophy book, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," "The Catcher in the Rye,"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

hang gliding in Switzerland (Interlaken)and visiting Cairo and the pyramids

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you around Rome and help teach you some Italian that will at the very least help you to get by. I enjoying learning other languages, listening to people tell their unique stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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