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Overview

  • 46 references 34 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Software engineer
  • Computer engineering
  • From Mortara, Pavia, Italy
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Juggle 5 balls

ABOUT ME

I studied computer engineer and after taking my degree I became more and more restless. I first walked all the 760 km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, then worked for 1 year in a computer company. After that, I decided I needed some actions, so I jumped on a cargo boat and spent 1 year in Australia and 4 months in Asia. Back to Italy for 9 months, I am now in Canada.

PHILOSOPHY

Focus on the travel, not the destination.
A travel must be long, so it can be both bad and good.
Every crisis is a brilliant opportunity to improve yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined couchsurfing because a friend suggested it to me. It's a great idea. The best thing when you travel is to meet local people, and CS is what you need.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started CS in Canberra, I got hosted twice. Then, in Sydney I decided to open my doors to travellers. I met and hosted a dozen of travellers in 3-4 months. It was great! Then I couchsurfed a bit in Asia: Borneo, Kuala Lumpur, Cambodia and Japan. I couchsurfed also in Europe: England, Germany and Poland. Now I am hosting people in Toronto and I couchsurfed in Quebec and Niagara Region.

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Interests

sportsbikinghikingtravelsjugglingreadingcookingclimbingcampingscuba divingbasically any outdoor activity!

  • boating
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • outdoor activities
  • scuba diving
  • engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Dostoevskij and a lot of russian writers (Tolstoj, Goncharov, Bulgakov, Solzenicyn).
Italian Movies.
Into the wild is one of the best movie I saw in the last years.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to Australia from Italy on a cargo vessel in 28 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to juggle 3 balls.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Italy

Old School Badges

  • 10 Vouches
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