Hey guys and girls,

Great to meet you! My name is Gian Marco, and I am a German-Italian, who grew up in Germany.

I love exploring other countries and cultures and have heard so many good things about couchsurfing that I finally wanna try it out. I think it is great to connect to locals and I am really keen to hear unique insights about the places I visit.

In my free time, I love exercising, going out with friends to restaurants, clubs, and museums, watching documentaries (particularly German and British television and Netflix) and I am socially and politically-engaged since my teenage years. Currently, I am also writing a blog with a few friends, if you like to check it out (www.chinatechblog.org).

Looking forward to meeting you!

Thanks!

Best regards,

GM

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My friends strongly recommended couchsurfing.

I would really like to connect with locals, make friendships and get to know the places I visit from a personal perspective rather than only relying on wikipedia or a tour guide.

Interests

• arts
• technology
• traveling
• music
• sports
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
Eragon; Christopher Paolini
How to Win Friends and Influence People; Dale Carnegie
The Burger King: Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire; James McLamore
Was ich noch sagen wollte; Helmut Schmidt

Movies
Twins; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito
Beverly Hills Cop; Eddy Murphy
The Big Short; Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell
Wall-E

Music
Play baritone, tenor and alto saxophone
Pop music; particularly 2000s, 2010s
Classic music; like visiting opera sometimes (Scala in Milan where I did my Master is my favorite), Mozart, Bach, Verdi, Vivaldi etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Lived in Ahmedabad, India 8 months under challenging conditions, survived and had a great time overall :)

Teach, Learn, Share

- think what I have learned is that prejudices about most places are wrong and that generalizations are not really suitable to describe a country or the people of a country

What I Can Share with Hosts

- You will always be welcome wherever I will move after graduating in July 2019
- Will do everything to make the host experience great and I am also keen to share some stuff about my own country and experiences if interested

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg