Hey there! My name is Fortunato (you may call me Loca, as my friends do) and I’m from Buenos Aires. I’m a lawyer and I’m currently living in Messina while on the process of acquiring the Italian citizenship. I left my family and friends at home more than two years and I’m relying on this beautiful community to make some new ones while traveling.

My main sources of happiness: to study, be it from the books or, preferably, through empirical means; to appreciate the diverse forms of expression that arts can have, from classical to postmodern styles; to birdwatch and spend time in nature; to move forward in the understanding of humankind through journeys and cultural exchanges; and, the key of it all: to share these activities with my beloved ones.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have met with most wonderful people here, and made friends for life. CS just takes traveling to another level.

Interests

As I mentioned, I like to spend time enjoying the arts, particularly music, literature and architecture; although I’m open to all of them.

I’m really eager on urbanism too, and on urban life itself. I consider myself a flaneur, an individual who randomly walks the city and lets himself be surprised by the little details and scenarios that appear throughout.

Last but not least, I would like to mention that I’m very enthusiastic on widening my cosmovision by interacting personally and directly with others, specially if we come from different backgrounds.

• literature
• architecture
• music
• nature
• museums
• religions

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: “Don Quixote” by Cervantes Saavedra; “One hundred years of solitude” and “Love in the time of cholera” by García Marquez. Reading the short stories of Edgard Allan Poe was a beautiful trip, too, specially his surrealist and oneiric ones.

Movies: “Cinema Paradiso” by Giuseppe Tornatore; “Schindler’s List” by Steven Spielberg and “Grave of the fireflies” by Studio Ghibli are my top 3 by now.

Music: Jazz and its fusions with other genres (Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock etc)

I also listen to progressive rock, with artists like Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes or Soft Machine being my favorites.

And, yes, I love tango! But I don’t dance it (yet).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The 130km “O” trekking circuit in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Superlative.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can always help people interested in learning Spanish to improve their language skills. I’m also looking forward to practice my english and shape it to its best.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge! And a tasty Italian risotto, if we get the ingredients.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Belgium, Italy