*** WE WILL BE TRAVELLING UNTIL OCTOBER 2025 AND THEREFORE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOST ANYONE DURING THIS PERIOD... WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO RESUME IN OCTOBER... ***

Hello everybody!

We are Susanna and Alessandro, an Italian couple who, after a lifetime in Italy and six wonderful years in the beautiful Lanzarote, decided to experience the adventure of living in the Azores with our wonderful kid Jacopo.

Nature and the ocean have a very special place in our hearts, and we feel grateful every day to call these beautiful islands in the middle of the Atlantic our home...

We like to live a simple, natural life and we love all activities that take us outdoors and let us connect with nature as often as possible.

We really enjoy reading "good" books, listening to "good" music, and watching "good" films or documentaries, while trying to avoid the overwhelming amount of “junk” often passed off as art in our society.

(We put "good" in quotation marks because we are aware that this is a purely subjective evaluation that does not apply - and will never apply - to everyone)

We are really passionate about the East and old Eastern philosophy, holistic practices for personal well-being, natural remedies and, in general, anything that helps us feel better without harming anything or anyone.

We love sharing what we’ve learned and experienced, what has worked for us, with people who are curious about that and interested in learning more (only with these kind of people, aware that these practices, these topics, are not for everyone), always aware that everyone is different and that what helps one person may not work for another.

Right now, we’re looking for the right place to settle down: a new home that will let us live the life we love and start hosting again.

Since we discovered this platform (unfortunately very late!), we’ve had the chance to meet extraordinary people, live incredible moments together and enjoy truly outstanding experiences...

We discovered places, learned things and saw details that we would never have found without the help of locals: and for us, this is the very best part of traveling, the one that makes every trip unforgettable!

We really hope to have the opportunity to start hosting again soon, not only to meet more extraordinary people and new friends from around the world, but also to give back, at least in part, everything we’ve received in recent years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For us, Couchsurfing is not just about hosting or being hosted: it’s about meaningful connections, good conversations, sharing stories and experiences, exchanging travel tips, and creating wonderful memories together.

Traveling is one of our greatest passions and we always try to do it in the most authentic way possible, avoiding the typical “touristic experiences”.

That’s why Couchsurfing is perfect for us: not just because it saves money on accommodation, but, above all, because it allows us to truly connect with locals, discover places from a different perspective, exchange ideas, share meals, stories and different lifestyles, learn new things, and find details we’d never notice otherwise...

Interests

• yoga
• music
• sports
• sports in general
• musica
• viajar
• sport
• massages
• sea
• ocean
• voyage
• seaside
• voyager
• viajes
• wellness
• voyages
• viaggi
• trip
• mare
• musical theatre
• oceans
• oceanography
• viaggiare
• viaggio
• viajar y conocer gente
• ocean conservation
• sports,

Music, Movies, and Books

We like all "good" music, both recent and old...

In particular, we really love Rock, Blues and Reggae music.

Some of our favorite artists:

Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Guns'n Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson

... and we like all "good" movies, both recent and old...

Some of our favorite movies:

The Godfather, Citizen Kane, La Dolce Vita, Do The Right Thing, Jaws, Pulp Fiction, The Truman Show, The Seventh Seal, Lost in Translation, Taxi Driver, Modern Times, Blade Runner, Rome Open City, Apocalypse Now, Heat, The Shining, Point Break

.. and we like all "good" book, both recent and old...

Some of our favorite authors:

Herman Hesse, Oscar Wilde, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Faulkner, George Orwell, Miguel de Cervantes, Dante Alighieri, Fëdor Dostoevskij, Lev Tolstoj, Ernest Hemingway, Sun Tzu, Hannah Arendt, Orhan Pamuk, Paul Auster, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Franz Kafka, Gabriel García Márquez, Charles Dickens

Some of our favorite books:

Catcher in the Rye, LA Confidential, The Great Gatsby, The Call of the Wild, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Brothers Karamazov, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, Moby Dick, The Scarlett Letter, David Copperfield, Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe, Don Quijote

Teach, Learn, Share

Over the past 25 years we have explored many different paths and worked in various fields: as lifeguards and swimming instructors, waiters, dance and gymnastics teachers, trainers for kids in kindergartens… and much more.

About 15 years ago we discovered massage and holistic disciplines and immediately fell in love with them: an encounter that completely transformed our lives and our way of living...

Since then, sharing what we’ve learned to help people feel better and have more energy – both in body and mind – has become a big part of who we are.

For more than 10 years, until the pandemic disrupted everything, we worked full-time as massage therapists and holistic teachers.

During that unexpected break, we decided to study marketing and communication, realizing how important it is to share what we do in a way that can truly reach people everywhere.

We love learning new things, integrating them into daily life, simplifying them, and then sharing them with others in a clear and practical way; always with the aim of helping people get the best results with the least effort and with the idea of making life healthier, lighter and more joyful.

Building on our experience with holistic massage, bodywork, gymnastics, water activities and more, we are now creating a simple, integrated system to help people feel good, full of energy, balanced and fit – both physically and mentally – so they can enjoy everyday life in a more joyful and fulfilling way.

... and, if we get the chance to meet you, we’ll be more than happy to share some of this with you… a massage tip, a few relaxing exercises, or simply a good conversation about a different way to live our lives...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Along with sharing thoughts, ideas, reflections, good conversations, travel stories and life experiences - enjoying simple but truly meaningful moments together, as we think this is the joy and real spirit of Couchsurfing - we would also love to offer you, if welcomed, an “at-home version” of our Relaxing Anti-Stress Holistic Massage as a token of our gratitude and a way to thank you for your hospitality.

(Usually it’s a simplified version using a normal chair, since we can’t bring our massage table, but the full version is possible if a table is available)

We’ve been practicing holistic massage for over 10 years, and we know how powerful it can be: it helps to release accumulated physical and mental tension and to ease the stress while promoting a sense of calm and lightness, restoring a sense of freshness, helping to find positive and renewed energy.

We can also offer you an 'at-home version' of our Holistic Training - where specific physical exercises are performed with attention and awareness of movement, the condition of your body, and your breathing - in water, out of water, or even a combination of both.

We truly believe that, nowadays more than ever, it’s important to take care of both body and mind, and helping you a little with this feels like the nicest, most sincere, and meaningful “gift” we can share with you during our stay.

And last but not least, we can certainly cook you pasta or another Italian recipe, if you’re okay with food prepared by amateurs rather than professional chefs...!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Portugal, Spain