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IF YOU ARE A GUEST
1) If you look just for a free bed ask the Red Cross or public assistance or go to hotel / airbnb
2) If you contact me asking a mattress I'd like to know what you think we can share, knowing that my preferences are around massages, tantra, Osho, tango, contact improvisation; I will appreciate if you propose some organic food and/or some small gift you did it yourself or something unique, interesting

If you practice some artistic and bodymind activities (like Contact Improvisation, zen, holistic massages, danses, traditional music, sing, paint, biodanza, etc) it will be very nice! If you dont practice any of these but you like them and you have other similar propositions I'm always open!

I don't mind at all if you are verified or not, I’m interested in your experiences, questions, purpose of life...

Generally I cook for my guests (I try to make your stay as better as possible), vegetarian and healthy.

In live in city center of Marseille, close to Metro line 1 stop «5 avenues Longchamp»

Usually I don't have time to carry you around the touristic spots, but I'm pleased to share with you my interests. If you enjoy dances, massages, bodymind activities, biodanza, tantra, zen, it will be very nice!

I like the natural, the magic, senses and imagination, mindful wellness, personal development, art expression, holistic bodymind activities, zen.

I was born in the "Greek " part of Italy (South East), lived in Italy, Spain, France.
I studied Computer Sciences first and Sociology later; worked from the very technical (programmer) to the social, cultural, artistic and wellness. I like the Mediterranean culture with regard to food, relaxed life, popular architecture, history, music, danses; I like the "north" in relation to ethics, innovation, quality, social inclusion.

I like researching and experimenting ways to integrate traditional aspects such as natural links with community, nature, music, dance, creative expression in the contemporary culture.

I enjoy creativity, world music, creative dances, holistic approach, tantra, zen...

My last jobs were about soustainable tourism, holistic wellness coaching, theatre, creativity workshops with children and youngsters.

I like outdoor life, fresh and raw food, beauty, acoustic world music, dances, songs, unuseful poems, nothing, zen, spontaneous magic, funny mistakes, crazy parties :D

I try to get free of habits, freeing imagination and vibing emotions. I prefer to focus on wellbeing, arts, nature, rather than consumerism.

If you have you read until her write "ilmaestro!" in your couch request.

"Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause." [Chaplin]

"You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. " [Charlie Chaplin]

- try to keep feeling the "magic" of the "Human";
- keep alive your dreams and work for them;
- make what you can to let things happen;
- trust your istincts and emotions and choice with expanded awareness;
- try to experience by yourself, your body, your heart, your wisdom;
- expand your awareness;
- zen.

In Salento (Apulia, Lecce) where I'm on holiday all over the month of August, I'm alone in an independente house and hosting can be also in a tent on the beach (to be agreed).

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J'aime les choses naturelles, authentiques, "hic et nunc", "Panta rei", "Carpe Diem"... les histoires cachées...

Je l'ai fait plusieurs travaux et expériences comme webmaster, musicien (accordéon diatonique), sociologue, cuisinier, guide touristique (dans une ferme bio), animateur culturel, clown pour les enfants, etc. Mes dernières années en Italie j'ai fait plutôt ateliers scolaires (théâtre, photo, vidéo) avec enfants et ados.

Mes compas : sobriété heureuse, bien-être naturel, cuisine saine, massage californien, tantra, zen, nouvelles expériences et narrations autour de les cultures locales durables, contes, développement personnel, permaculture, bal neo trad, contact improvisation.

J'aime le massage californien, toucher sensible, contact improvisation, tantra, zen.
J'aime jouer ! Soit de la musique (je joue l'accordéon diatonique), chants, danses (bal "neo" trad, biodanza, Contact Improvisation), art en général.
J'aime le gourmet naturel, simple, bio, la récup; je cuisine veg mais j'aime goûter un peu de tout.

J'ai grandi en Italie dans les Pouilles, la partie méditerranéenne plus proche à la Grèce; j'ai vécu dans l'Italie du Nord, en Espagne (Barcelone et Grenade), en France à Toulouse, entre autres et je sens que j'appartiens à tous ces lieux en différentes mesures.

"Vivre est naître à tout moment" [Erich Fromm]

mon web: www.creativus.org/gabriele-melendugno

à noter que depuis que CouchSurfing est devenu payant, je suis membre de BeWelcome (gabriel-m), libre et gratuit. Si tu as lu jusqu'à ici rajoute "hey compa", et aussi la phrase que tu trouve dans la partie en anglais, dans ton CS request.

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"Vivir es nacer a cada instante" [Erich Fromm]

"Porque la única gente que me interesa es la que está loca por vivir, (...) la gente que nunca bosteza ni habla de lugares comunes, sino que arde, arde como fabulosos cohetes amarillos explotando igual que arañas entre las estrellas y entonces se ve estallar una luz azul y todo el mundo suelta un Wuahhhhh!!€ `[Jack Kerouac]

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in quanto CSer avrai letto la parte in inglese e/o quella in francese, per cui che ti scrivo a fare la parte in italiano? Ma se non parli inglese o francese, mandami un messaggio, ti rispondo :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Il est un excellent moyen de trouver de nouvelles amitiés avec intérêts en commun et de partager nouvelles expériences.

Depuis que CouchSurfing est devenu payant, je suis membre de BeWelcome (gabriel-m), la version libre et gratuite de CS.

Interests

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voir aussi mon site personnel www.creativus.org/gabriele-melendugno

Créativité, bien-être naturel, expression artistique, Slow Food, la vie lente, le farniente, permaculture, mithologie, nouveau clown, Contact Improvisation, Biodanza, massages relaxants, thérapies naturelles, théâtre et danse contemporaines, photographie, vidéo-docs créatives, cuisine veg et cuisine cru, musique du monde, les surprises, les fêtes...

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KEYWORDS:
Creativity, wellbeing, art expression, Slow Food, slow life, permaculture, mithology, Contact Improvisation, Biodanza, relaxing massages, natural therapies, holistic wellbeing, contemporary theatre, contemporary dance and theatre, street art festivals, photography, creative video-docs, ethnic/local food, raw food, world music, surprises, natural parties...

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PALABRAS LLAVE:
Creatividad, bienestar natural y holístico, Slow Food, EcoTurismo, Permacultura, mitología, danza contact o Contact Improvisation, Biodanza, danza y teatro contemporáneo (no el teatro clásico, ni la danza clásica), festivales de calle, comida vegetariana, comida cruda, culturas ancestrales, mitología, decrecimiento, fotografía, documentales creativos, masajes sensibles, payasos naturales, músicas del mundo, fiestas! :)

Me gusta el "nuevo turismo", donde el turista evoluciona de espectador pasivo a actor del sitio q visite, experienciando el espíritu del lugar, su historia, su creatividad, su mitología, sus relatos, su gente auténtica: que se convierta en una experiencia enriquecedora, en que confluyan experiencias y vivencias relacionadas con artes, música, gastronomía, fotografía, etc.

Mis trabajos: guía (turismo cultural, ecoturismo, y de bienestar), programador web, teatro contemporáneo, sociólogo, animador social, fotógrafo, payaso, músico tradicional...

Me gusta la danza como actividad holística, el Contact Impro o Contact Improvisation, he dado también un taller de www.danzabiocentrica.org

Me gusta el teatro contemporáneo (ej. "Odisea" de César Brie, Teatro de los Andes) y los payasos como el Cháplin.

Toco el acordeón diatónico (el abuelo de los acordeones comunes), con el que nos hemos creado varias situaciones... me gustan las músicas del mundo.

Me gusta la comida, en el gusto y en la estética (food design), prefiero crudi-vegana/vegetariana (sin carne) pero no estricto.

• arts
• culture
• singing
• performing arts
• architecture
• street art
• photography
• ethics
• italian food
• raw food
• world music
• outdoor activities
• history
• wwoof
• traditional food
• permaculture
• holistic health
• contact improvisation
• tantra
• contemporary dance
• danse
• bewelcome
• ethnic music
• ethnic food
• vegetarian cooking
• vegan cooking
• biodanza
• wellness
• slow food
• décroissance
• musique du monde
• osho
• sobriété heureuse
• mithology
• contact impro
• food design
• créativité
• bien-être naturel
• expression artistique
• la vie lente
• thich nhat hahn
• pierre rabhi
• colibris
• bal (neo) trad
• hidden histories
• tantrisme antropocosmique

Music, Movies, and Books

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world music en general, trad jazz, manouche, gipsy-jazz, swing-jazz, klezmer, new ethnic, neo trad, italian oldies, street music, marching bands, balkan brass bands, etc;
trio loubelya, brotto lopez, marc perrone, django reinhardt, louis salinas, cesaria evora, buena vista social club, astor piazzolla, richard galliano, ernesto nazareth, ravi shankar, ali farka, manigold, bandadriatica, wim mertens, banda osiris, rene aubry, ojos de brujo, manu chao, caparezza, camaron de la isla, vinicio capossela, cesaria evora, uccio aloisi, cantori di carpino, etc.

=== BOOKS ==================
carlos castaneda, eduardo galeano, pablo neruda, michel foucault, serge latouche, ignacio ramonet, erich fromm, osho, hermann hesse, nietzche, gibran, fukuoka, etc;
my preferred (old) italian collection: "www.stampalternativa.it"

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I like CONTEMPORARY theatre and not classical one (and dance, the same).
Cesar Brie y el Teatro de los Andes, Leo Bassi, Armando Punzo, Cesare Ronconi y Mariangela Gualtieri, Bertoni-Abbondanza, Pippo Delbono, Emma Dante, Giorgio Rossi (danza), Ascanio Celestini, Francesco Scavetta (danza), Paolo de Falco etc etc

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Mainly social docs and independent productions, no horror, no commercial, no Hollywood.
Something like: train de vie, respiro, city of god, i cento passi, la meglio gioventu, pasolini, crialese, tarkowski, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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well, can be many thing, can be nothing...
something like:
- many improvised performances playing and dancing in different places (even on a small boat of a local small fisher in the night, just stars and the moon)...
- traveling 3 months alone in Venezuela (yes, it's dangerous) with local people, avoiding touristic paths and touristic spots
- I created a group of clowns (up to 10 people) by friends only and we did several funny street animations all around South of Italy
- contemporary art performance totally naked and totally white-painted body performance at the museum of salamanca (spain) with a 40 people group (all completely naked and painted)
- a hand painted cartel 10-metres long, for a girl, where I wrote "you are for me what spring is for cherry trees"...

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Con un grupo de amigos "locos" (músicos, artistas), improvisando libremente lo que fuera y donde fuera en danza, música, teatro espontaneo...
Una vez actuamos en un espectáculo, donde llegábamos desde el mar, de noche, un grupo de 6 músicos tocando, en un barquito d un pescador a sacar el protagonista, para llevarlo a buscar el tiempo perdido, volviendo a desaparecer en el mar, tocando... y mientras tanto escuchábamos los cuentos de vida del pescador flotando en silencio en el mar bajo las estrellas.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cuisine veg naturelle, danse Contact Impro, bal (neo) trad, Biodanza, Pizzica Salentina, c'est-à-dire musique (et danse) traditionnelle du Sud de l'Italie avec accordéon diatonique...

voir aussi mon site personnel www.creativus.org/gabriele-melendugno

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What can come up :) Also talking in Spanish, Italian; natural food.
My regional dance "pizzica", that is a kind of free dance that came directly from the ancient Greek Bacchanalia fiestas; music with diatonic accordeon, massages, wellbeing, Contact Improvisation...

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Dependiendo de intereses comunes, lo que sea: fotografía, teatro, danza, artes, comida y salud natural, contact impro, música y danza tradicional "pizzica" de mi tierra, masajes, Contact Improvisation...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Chez les hôtes, je n'hésite pas à participer à l'organisation de la vie de tous les jours : confection des repas, ménage, rangement, jardinage, courses.
J'aime mettre la main à la pâte, et quand on profite de ces activités quotidiennes pour passer un moment ensemble c'est super!

J'aime cuisiner, danser, jouer, partager... cuisine veg, danse Contact Improvisation...
Des fois j’amène mon accordéon diatonique et je serai ravi de partager un peu de musique traditionnelle du Sud de l'Italie. Ravi aussi de donner de cours d'initiation à la Contact Impro, danses trad, accordéon diatonique, etc.

When I couchsurf, I usually integrate in the setting of my hosts. I do the dishes, and I even cook. I don't expect my hosts to take me on sightseeing trips, but I'm happy to share and to learn what hosts and guests are eager to share.

I'm not really interested in touristic spots, I prefer to learn about my hosts experience and their ways of life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Spain

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