CURRENT MISSION

less is more

ABOUT ME

affable, humorous, affectionate, empathetic, patient, hospitable, sometimes undisciplined, luv loadsa red wine, prefer veg to meat and love italian and indian dishes, excellent cook

PHILOSOPHY

to sing is to love - maria callas

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
hosted CSers since I joined in 2012, host or meet up with travellers, show the sites of beijing, arrange events/accommodation and transport/advise on places to visit/shopping and restaurants.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Xichang(sw china) -hosted for a colleague who was travelling and now hosting in beijing

Interessi

classical music(pianist/voice trained, accompanist), education, travel, reading, acadaemia, hiking, long distance running, doing simply nothing, conversation, foodie, entertaining, red wine/rose, shopping, IT, world religions, philosophy, sociology, ethnomusicology

• singing
• education
• cooking
• red wine
• running
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• hiking
• teaching
• religion
• sociology
• mountains

Musica, film e libri

english literature, maria callas(am a callasite), mozart, chopin, schubert, traditional indian and chinese music, love the wide screen, dont watch tv, except for the ininimitable bbc sitcoms

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

5 day hike in the heart of winter in the Lesotho (Southern Africa) mountains.

Insegna, impara, condividi

any, as everyone has something to share and we all learn from each other all of the time

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

my interpretation of life, my love of music(esp live), knowledge of beijing, my Africanness, my cooking skills

Paesi che ho visitato

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Cambodia, China, Lesotho, Qatar, South Africa