I'm the laziest workaholic you'll ever meet. Born in California but living in Italy since 1994, I think I've benefitted from the best of both cultures.

Every day I strive to better myself and the world around me. I try to always be positive and have a smile on my face.

I love turning the ordinary into the extraordinary through travelling, meeeting new people, sharing stories, smelling different scents, discovering new sounds and understanding different views.

I'm very active, love the outdoors, sports, arts and fun in general.

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to help people travel in any way that I can and I would like fellow surfers to help me travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't had that many Couchsurfing expierences yet but I would like to change that!

Interests

I love beeing active. Bike riding is one of my favourite pastimes, along with playing sports (basketball in particular), hiking, climbing, snowboarding, playing frisbee, getting lost and anything that involves beeing outside during nice days.

I play the guitar and love live music. It's amazing how a song can bring back images of places and people, so I'm always listening to music. Discovering new artist makes me happy! Anyone got any suggestions?

Also, reading. I always have one or more books with me. For me, reading is like travelling through someone else's experiences.

I enjoy art and architecture, although I'm in no way an expert.

• arts
• books
• architecture
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• snowboarding
• sports
• basketball
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

So, so many. I can't even begin writing everything so I will just say what's going on right now and try to update this section every once in a while. In no particular order:

Music - The Beatles, The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, Susanne Sundfor, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, Talking Heads, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters, Uplift Spice, Bauhaus, Florence+The Machine, Haim...

Books - Blindness, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Choke, Less Than Zero, Ocean Sea, Battle Royal, The Metamorphosis, Kitchen, anything by Neil Gaiman, Norwegian Wood, Crime And Punishment, Trainspotting, On The Road, Post Office, anything by Charles Bukowski, Camera Lucida...

Movies - The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost In Translation, Wristcutters, 500 Days Of Summer, Into The Wild, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Vanilla Sky, Santamaradona, Chasing Amy, The Princess Bride, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, SLC Punk..

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States