My name is Davide (most people call me David)
and I am an ESG Senior Research Analyst who works for a sustainability company in 5 different languages:

Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, and English (I also speak Hindi,* though it is not part of my professional profile).

I live on a regenerative agriculture farm north of Toronto.
In my leisure time I compose low-fi music (I am a polinstrumentalist), host meditation rooms on clubhouse, meditate, read extensively about Early Buddhism and research into Political Economy theories.

***why Hindi? Long story! I spent 7 years and a half in India! 🇮🇳

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As of 2023, I am on Couchsurfing mostly to find a couch to crash on whenever I got to attend special corporate events in Toronto (my work is mostly remote).

Interests

• literature
• poetry
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• minimalism
• music
• guitar
• piano
• communications
• economics
• history
• philosophy
• political science
• psychology
• harmonica
• farming
• ecovillages
• community
• project management
• nvc
• zen buddhism
• cult movies
• regenerative agriculture
• indology
• early buddhism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Steve Vai, Bossa nova (Elis Regina, Jobim etc), Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, 60s,70s,80s,90s.

Movies: art cinema, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Wong Kar-Wai, Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Books: Slavoj Zizek, the Buddhist Pali Canon, Voltaire, Rousseau, philosophical literature, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Nietzsche, Alan Watts, meditation books, political economy books, self-help etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wrote a book about Early Buddhism-inspired meditation under my pen name (River Fideda)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am ready to teach all I know about Early Buddhist meditation, languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, French), and music (piano, acoustic/electric guitar, bass, singing, harmonica). I used to teach music theory and guitar in my native country. Separately, I played music professionally under a manager during my 7 years and a half in India (I graduated in Economics from SRCC, Delhi University, and later I worked at the Consulate General for over 3 years)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am ready to host trustworthy people at my ecovillage (though I will have to ask for permission from the community beforehand)