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Overview

  • 22 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning German, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Research Engineer (EngD) at Moving Picture Company London...
  • MSc Computer Graphics, multimedia computer science degree...
  • From Verona, Veneto, Italy
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About Me

Ciao/Hello/Hola/Priviet!
I live in Barceloneta, 2 minutes from the beach :)
My instagram: @fabioturchet

CURRENT MISSION

Live the present and go with the flow

ABOUT ME

Hi surfers ! I'm an Italian transplanted in the UK for 5 years now. I am doing an Engineering PhD in a Visual Effects company for movies in London.
People say I'm a funny, crazy and interesting person. Well, they're f*cking right ! :)
I grew up studying computer science and music so my natural approach to life can be considered 'holistic', where art and science give us insights on two aspects of the SAME reality. Dualism is, in fact, just an illusion.

Friendly, curious and free spirit, I'm trying to get the most out of this crazy adventure called LIFE which I would spend just traveling if I could.

I spent my Erasmus in Helsinki, Finland and since then I cannot stay away from an international environment.
I love to host interesting, a bit crazy and passionate-about-life people, I love to be inspired by others' lives. I'm doing this because somehow every hosts leaves me something to learn, some lessons, it enriches me at some level so it makes me feel a good human :) If after leaving my flat you had a nice experience and spent a good time then my job is done. Then of course if you want to host me back one day it would be nice ! ;)

My motto ? CARPE DIEM ! "Happiness is real only when shared"
People, remember to Love, to do something good for others. And Love will come back to you ! (note to self: Fabio you're so f*cking cheesy...)

Execute this in order to have an happy life:
-- WORK
-- TRAVEL
-- REPEAT

PS : I am (almost) vegetarian and I don't smoke, but there's absolutely no problem if you are not :)

My website : http://www.fabioturchet.com

PHILOSOPHY

Everything is connected, the Universe is breathing with us.
If you have a big passion for something and you really want to achieve your dreams, nothing can stop you.
It's all about will power and, sometimes, luck : )

- - - favourite quotes - - -
HOMO FABER FORTUNAE SUAE (Every man is the artifex of his destiny)

"So let's love fully
And let's love loud
Let's love now
Cause soon enough we'll die"

If you can dream it, you can do it.
Constantia in adversis
Adventure is out there !
Happiness is real only when shared

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go quite often to CS events and I host sometimes in London

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Awesome and fun ! Met so many cool , non-normal people so far :)

Interests

I love life and spontaneous adventures, creativity, videogames, healthy food and healthy lifestyle, travelling, hacking, dancing with the flow, parties, interesting conversations with interesting people, 3D animation, music, I try to play guitar and electric bass, watching to clouds, startup creation, getting lost hours in bookstores, nutrition, meeting cool original people with ideas.
I always try to be original and honest to people

Street Art ! , 3D computer graphics, programming, playing music, running, comedy, philosophical and "deep" discussions, poetry.

Music : anything that gives you emotions but in particular jazz, blues and rock, classical, celtic and folk ! (bagpipes and stuff like that). I don't mind any creative mixture like balkanic music with jazz for example. Don't mind some good electronic too ! (I went to Tomorrowland hehe)

I would like to learn some crazy difficult language like Russian

  • arts
  • books
  • poetry
  • street art
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • environment
  • dining
  • vegetarian
  • running
  • sauna
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • electronic music
  • jazz
  • guitar
  • blues
  • swimming
  • animation
  • computer science
  • engineering
  • science
  • study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Musical : The Book of Mormon !
Artists : Tim Minchin
Books : Autobiography of a Yogi, Mastery..

Movies :
- Interstellar, Gravity, Up, How to train your dragon, Life of Pi,The shawshank redemption, Toy story 3, Despicable me 2, All Woody Allen movies, The Snatch, Inception, Fight Club, Avatar, Kill bill, Reservoir dogs, 4 rooms, Scarface, Taxy driver, Coraline, Pi...
and many more..

I also love to watch documentaries. When I can I try to research unusual/less common topics, I am strongly attracted by alternative versions of history and such...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- 7 months long trip in South East Asia, part of it while finishing my PhD thesis haha

- TOMORROWLAND 2014 (largest electronic music festival in Europe, around 400.000 people. That day I forgot my mobile in the hostel haha)

- Did the Camino de Santiago from Leon (more than 300 Kms) in September 2013. Such an amazing experience !

- Jumping into a frozen lake (well, actually into an hole made out of it) in Lapland at -30 degrees after an alcoholic sauna : it was just great !

- midnight swimming in Sardinia with the full moon

- riding reindeers

- driving a Jeep in the Death valley

- played a couple of times in a real orchestra

- working as extra for 5 years at Arena di Verona every night of the summer and "playing" in front of thousands of people

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
- Juggling balls
- Italian language
- Some guitar, some bass
- Programming
- much more I guess

Learn:
Teach me some Russian, Polish, Japanese ;)
Tell me about amazing places to visit, make me dream
I want to write a couple of books
I want to make music. My music.
I want to make some videogames

Share:
Music

What I Can Share with Hosts

I always try to take good care of my guests and make them feel at their home. My personality is quite outgoing and funny so this has always been the case.
With hosts instead I feel I can share a good meal , laughs, interesting and funny stories, a good conversation, I can play something for you and even give you a massage.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Italy, United Kingdom

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