My name is Michele. I am half Italian, half Iranian. I am a video journalist currently living in Berlin, Germany. I am a music fanatic and love reading, writing and running. I am trying to fry things only with olive oil but the temptation to use butter remains strong.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couch-surfing in 2008, showing Milan around to a lovely American girl and a great Brazilian guy.

I've had wonderful times in Ireland, Sweden, Turkey and Italy thanks to it.

Interests

I am very interested in learning about different cultures, languages and societies.
I am very much into music, films, novels, and international relations.

• arts
• writing
• singing
• film making
• running
• politics
• movies
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• art history
• history
• languages
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Late 90s hip hop/ r&b (from Missy Elliott to Nas), moody pop music (the Scandinavians do it best), Italian classics, Iranian classics, classic soul, moody electro, etc.

Movies: Spike Lee's "The 25th Hour" and James Whale's "Showboat" are two movies I know by heart.

Books: Albert Camus' theatre works (most notably "Caligula"), Borges' short stories, Philip Roth's "The Human Stain", Vargas Llosa's "Pantaleon y las Visitadoras", Heller's "Catch 22". And many many others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My favourite cities in the world are Istanbul and Rome.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/converse in Italian for anyone who is willing to learn/improve in this beautiful language.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United States

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