CURRENT MISSION

Finding a decent mission

ABOUT ME

I'm quite ecleptic and definitely too much responsible; but dig enough and you'll find the guy who wants to break the rules and try everything.

Oh, and I'm such a geek sometimes!

I am often around for conferences by my hometown is now Karlsruhe, where I live with my family.

PHILOSOPHY

In the deep I'm a liberal. I think everyone should be free to do anything, as long as he/she doesn't hurt anyone.
We drown in the sea of social rules and expectations, but we should better be able to wipe them off and behave more spontaneously.
Here are two videos that summarize how, in my opinion, life should be lived and enjoyed:

- "Everybody's free (to wear sunscreen)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8nXMsQ

- "The last lecture" by prof. Randy Pausch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rEHMic2KY

They should definitely teach them at school.
One last thought: I think that anything can be subject of jokes. Laughing is a serious thing, and it should be done without censorship at all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can't host people at home, but I'd like to go for a coffee/beer and show/see the city (Karlsruhe).

In summertime and holidays I can show you Modica or Siracusa. Speciality: gastronomical tours :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had some kinda-couchsurfing experiences before signing up, through another association, in Amsterdam and in Milan.
Then, in Baltimore, I met two guys through CS, and it was really nice.

Interests

I like almost everything. I like talking about everything, playing guitar and piano, swimming, basket, drawing, snowboarding, programming, listening to almost any kind of music, travelling, cooking, sleeping till late...

• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• juggling
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• snowboarding
• swimming
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

GATTACA, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Big Lebowski, Devil's Advocate, The Matrix, Navigator, Pulp Fiction, Sweet November, Star Wars, War Games, Hook, Fight Club...

Any music genre, esp. rock and classical piano.

I love many books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touching a a moon rock in Washington, meeting the real Santa in Lapland and, above all, being a father ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some guitar, piano, computer programming, italian language or a little juggling and cardmagik.

I'd like to improve my German, which is very basic.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France, Germany, Italy, United States