I have written poetry, essays, a couple stories, and a play

Formerly I was a professional competitive swimmer for over 6 years, Training now in classical swordfighting, parkour, and karate

I am a avid book and videogame collector- and have played and read a lot. I also am well versed in film

I am of mixed heritage with family in Europe and America, and have traveled throughout various parts of Europe- but mainly been in Italy.

I garden and help my father with his imported clothing business.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"To boldly go" where I have never gone before without being required a caravan and find the stars on earth in the people I meet and places I see; to chronicle my adventures and perhaps build up a repository of unforgettable experiences from which to draw for my creative aspirations, to network for various future projects that hopefully lead to something new to inspire and challenge the world.

Interests

Ultimately, I find most important when it comes to my various interests a medium to which I can learn from or express myself as I pursue towards a greater reach in consciousness, humanity, and soul

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• ballet dancing
• video games
• music
• swimming
• philosophy
• psychology
• religion
• sociology
• parkour
• theatre
• film
• marine biology
• halloween
• musical theatre
• philosophical conversations
• classical literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Literature: The Neverending Story, Picture of Dorian Grey, Thaïs, The Halloween Tree, The Revolt of The Angels, Perelandra, Dune, The Pearl, The Trial, 1984, A Brave New World, Heart of Darkness, Shakespeare, Arthur Machen, Daphne du' Maurier, E.T.A. Hoffman, Lovecraft, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hans Christian Anderson

Film: David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Stanley Kubrick, Lars Von Trier, Werner Herzog, Alfred Hitchcock, Vincent Price, Andrei Tarkovsky, Orson Welles, Midsommer, The Substance, I Saw The TV Glow, On The Silver Globe, Koyaanisqatsi, Beauty And The Beast, The Lathe of Heaven, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Belladonna of Sadness, Angel's Egg, A.I., Aftersun, Gravity, Alien, Somewhere In Time, The Music Man, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, Pan's Labyrinth.

Music: 70s and 80s mostly- David Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Tears For Fears, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Eurythmics, Blue Oyster Cult, Cusco. Contemporary: Wintergaten, Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Tom MacDonald

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got a ham radio license as a child back when Morse code was in vogue; I had a paper of mine in college about film complemented as post-grad work; I exchanged words and met with the likes of Werner Herzog, Francis Ford Coppola, David Hayter, Cassandra Peterson, Ken Burns, and Clive Owen; I have handled and helped my father with his collection of film memorabilia both in terms of preservation and exhibition.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a wide variety of interests which I have pursued my 35 years and feel confident that I would have a lot I could share and perhaps even teach. I swam on a professional swim team for over 6 years and served as a lifeguard and would be happy to offer support in this. As a lifelong learner and someone homeschooled I have been writing poetry since my teens and am educated in many facets of literature and the arts, adding to this are my experiences in travel where I have visited and investigated many sites of architecture and art that many only read about. With also having a near lifelong interest in video games and film I have both enjoyed these mediums from the more layman to the more scholarly. Currently, as an aspiring game developer I have been studying how pixel art works under its limitations to give the illusion of the objects we know in our 3D world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Poetry, pasta, and philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy