CURRENT MISSION

These are the voyages of the of Dominick's backpack. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

ABOUT ME

I have a ton of interests and not enough time to follow them all. I am a software engineer by profession which has me travelling frequently to Italy as I work for an Italian company. I enjoy learning other languages even though I have only reached a competent level in a few of them. I love eating food that I have never tasted before, I find the discovery of new tastes very fun. I am able to talk about pretty much anything, it is almost impossible to offend me or make me angry, and I have a very broad sense of humor. I am also married and I have a young son whom I adore and am trying to raise bilingual in English/Italian.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is to accomplish as much as humanly possible while I am on this earth. Rather than a list of "things to see / experience before I die", I have a list of "skills to learn / feats to accomplish" before I die. I find learning new skills extremely fun and satisfying. But of course I still make time to relax and socialize with new friends; often they introduce me to new interesting skills to add to my list!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Due to the traveling nature of my job. I spend most of my time traveling; however I do open my home when available to people visiting Milwaukee and want to experience midwestern American culture.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far its been very positive, although I admit I have not taken much advantage of couchsurfing as of yet, that may change.

Interests

software engineering, language learning, lifting weights, Judo, making new friends, eating food I have never had before.

• culture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• survival
• backpacking
• camping
• engineering
• languages
• software
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who, Monty Python, Benvenuti al Sud, I Soliti Idioti, Super Quark

Max Gazzè, Subsonica, Blues Brothers, ACDC, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been on every ride that currently exists in Walt Disney World Florida, many of them multiple times. I rode the newly remodeled Star Tours 9 times!

La Pizza panna e speck, so delicious! Who knew cream on a pizza would taste so good?

Most recently, I got to participate in a murder mystery dinner with my new friends on the roof of an Italian castle while eating a delicious meal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can solve a Rubik's cube in about a minute, I can teach anyone how to solve it in about 15 minutes.
I have a keen grasp of wilderness survival and camping skills.
I am a professional programmer, and an amateur circuit designer, and a terrible solderer.
I love Judo (as well as jujitsu) and am always looking for clubs to practice at while traveling.
I love exchanging techniques for learning foreign languages. I have successfully learned at least one foreign language to fluency as an adult, and while I can't claim I use the most efficient methods, I have an array of techniques that guarantee that I enjoy myself while learning the language and that I can get to fluency in most languages within a reasonable time span (2 - 4 years.)
I know three different ways to whistle.
I am skilled in first aid.

Teach me how to cook your favorite food!
Do you have another skill you think I would find useful? I'd love for you to teach it to me.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands Antilles, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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