HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Hosting people, being hosted, taking part in meetings, trying to help in organizing some of them, spreading the word. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I had already tried the experience of hosting and being hosted by unknown people before knowing about CS: European Meetings of Taizé, firends of friends that needed an accomodation... Real CS experiences: - surfed with Dana in Philadelphia (USA); - surfed with Kristin in Boston (USA); - surfed with Sara & Leena in Antwerp (Belgium); - surfed with Peter in Ghent (Belgium); - surfed with Willem in Leuven (Belgium); - surfed with Mia in London (UK); - surfed with Gianpaolo in Bertinoro (Italy); - surfed with Mei in Florence (Italy); - surfed with Nicky in New York City (USA); - surfed with Cheyne in Como (Italy); - surfed with Kate in Thomastown (Ireland); - surfed with Fabio in Milan (Italy); - surfed with Giuliana in Turin (Italy); - surfed with Allan in Copenhagen (Denmark); - surfed with Olov in Stockholm (Sweden); - surfed with Vilma in Budapest (Hungary); - surfed with Sabrina & Eef in Amsterdam (Netherlands); - hosted Mimmo from Milan; - hosted Cheyne & Kamla from Malaysia; - hosted Manou & Steffi from Switzerland; - hosted Kathrin from Switzerland; - hosted Jan from the Netherlands; - hosted Agnes & Heigo from Estonia; - hosted Natalia from Croatia; - hosted Martin from Germany; - hosted Monique & Rene from Switzerland; - several CS meetings in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and USA!

Top 5 Movies: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, La vita è Bella, Billy Elliot, Amarcord, Blade Runner. Big fan of Short Movies in general; New York I Love You is one of the best films I've seen lately. Top 5 Songs: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Boys don't cry (Cure), She (Elvis Costello), Perfect day (Lou Reed), Wishlist (Pearl Jam). I absolutely love music; in this period I listen to a lot of indie rock, electronic and sperimental music, but also classical minimalist music like Philip Glass, Arvo Paart... Top 5 Books: Le petit prince (Saint-Exupery), Don Quijote (Cervantes), Le città invisibili (Calvino), Foundation (Asimov), Der Zauberberg (Mann).