Hi there, this is Giancarlo, Italian graphic designer living between London and Rome.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here to meet new, interesting, thought-provoking people from all around the world. I’m looking for inspiration.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• design
• photography
• movies
• painting
• music
• food
• cinema
• nature
• football
• spirituality
• indie music
• indie
• parenting
• vintage
• relationships
• screenwriting
• indie films
• spiritual growth
• fostering

Music, Movies, and Books

*Favorite Albums*: The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett, Graceland by Paul Simon, I Could Live in Hope by Low , Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen, Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno, The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man On Earth, White Blood Cells by The White Stripes, Ok Computer by Radiohead, Alina by Arvo Part, Black And Blue by The Rolling Stones, Otis Blue by Otis Redding, Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan, Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel, Meddle by Pink Floyd, Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan, Creuza De Ma by Fabrizio de André, Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck by Flotation Toy Warning, On Fire by Galaxie 500, And Now That I'm In Your Shadow by Damien Jurado, The Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend, ( ) by Sigur Ros, American Recordings by Johnny Cash, The Disintegration Loop by William Basinski, Benji by Sun Kil Moon, Dark End of the Street by Cat Power, And Their Refinement of the Decline by Stars of the Lid, Rocks & Waves Song Circle by Rocks & Waves Song Circle, Moondance by Van Morrison, Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens, Avalon by Roxy Music, Ethiopiques, Vol. 21: Emahoy, Harvest by Neil Young, Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine, Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout, Excuses for Travellers by Mojave 3, Paul Simon by Paul Simon, The Fragile by NIN, Selling England By The Pound by Genesis, Doolittle by Pixies, In the Court of the Crimson King by Crimson King, The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Melody at Night, with You by Keith Jarrett, American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash, The River by Bruce Springsteen, The Division Bell by Pink Floyd, Muchacho by Phosphorescent, Violator by Depeche Mode, Desire by Bob Dylan, Mezzanine by Massive Attacks, 3 Rounds And A Sound by Band Pilot, Illinois by Sufjan Stevens, Shallow Grave by The Tallest Man On Earth, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys, In the Aeroplane over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, Brothers by The Black Keys, Grace by Jeff Buckley, Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Give Up by The Postal Service, Discovery by Daft Punk, So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star, Moon Safari by AIR, Tabula Rasa by Arvo Part, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill, Pearl by Janis Joplin, Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon, Talk Amongst the Trees by Eluvium, A Very Lonely Solstice by Fleet Foxes, Stardust by Willie Nelson, Songs For Beginners by Graham Nash, Play by Moby, Songbird by Eva Cassidy, Branduardi Canta Yeats, Blue by Joni Mitchell, Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco, An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death by Eluvium, Sleeps With Angels by Neil Young, Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison, Elephant by The White Stripes, Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones, Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Ros, Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan, London Calling by The Clash, Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles, Among My Swan by Mazzy Star, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson, Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens, Mule Variations by Tom Waits, Dusty in Memphis by Dusty Springfield, Teen Dream by Beach House, Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson, Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan

*Favorite Movies*: Pulp Fiction, Singin' In The Rain, Werckmeister Hármoniák, Mon Oncle, Zerkalo, In The Mood For Love, Per Qualche Dollaro In Più, The Thin Red Line, The Royal Tenenbaums, Amarcord, Baraka, Blade Runner, 8½ , Les Vacances De M. Hulot, Il Buono Il Brutto e Il Cattivo, Barry Lyndon, Trois Couleurs, 12 Angry Men, Stalker, Apocalypse Now, Paris, Texas, Distant Voices Still Lives, L'Année Dernière A Marienbad, Ran (Kurosawa), Le Notti Di Cabiria, Magnolia, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Le Plaisir, Il Conformista, Rope, L'Avventura, Il Sorpasso, Do The Right Thing, The Godfather, Sunrise (Murnau), Jaws, The Apartment, Rear Window, Touch Of Evil, The Silence (Bergman), Casino, Stand By Me, La Strada, Zelig, Forrest Gump, 2046, The Hole (Tsai Ming-Liang), The Big Lebowski, A Hidden Life, Once Upon A Time In America, Forrest Gump, Gerry (Gus Van Sant), Snake Eyes (De Palma), The Tree of Life, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Julien Donkey-Boy, The Killer (Woo), Where is my Friend's House?, Kill Bill, Ball Of Fire (Hawks), The Conversation, Manhattan, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner 2049, Underground (Kusturica), Drowning by Numbers, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Still Life (Zhangke), The Piano, Nostalghia, Rushmore, Modern Times, Citizen Kane, Cries and Whispers, The Long Day Closes, L’Eclisse, Playtime, Radio Days, L’Eclisse, Elephant, Miller's Crossing, Knight of Cups, Licorice Pizza, In the Heat of the Sun, Picnic at the Hanging Rock, A Prairie Home Companion, Full Metal Jacket, Gummo, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Master, Irreversible, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Der Himmel Uber Berlin, Damnation, Inside Llewyn Davis, Inherent Vice, Days of Heaven, That Day on the Beach, Partie De Campagne, Chungking Express, The Virgin Suicides, The Night of the Hunter, Habla Con Ella, Enter the Void, La Ciénaga, Cyclo, Breaking the Waves, La Haine, Jackie Brown, A Zed & Two Noughts, The Red Turtle, Zamri, Umri, Voskresni!, Oasis (Lee Chang-Dong), Dunkirk, Die Ehe Der Maria Braun, The Social Network, Nope, Husbands (Cassavetes), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Birdman, Moonrise Kingdom, The Raid, Lamerica, The Truman Show, The Gold Rush, The Darjeeling Limited, Synecdoche New York, The Man Who Wasn’t There

*Favorite Writers*: Erri De Luca, J. D. Salinger, Mark Twain, Jeffrey Eugenides, Emily Dickinson, Elmore Leonard, Saul Bellow, Sylvia Plath, Nabokov, James Joyce, George Saunders, John Fante, William Carlos Williams, Dino Buzzati, Bukowski, Italo Calvino, David Foster Wallace, TJ Leroy, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Federico Garcia Lorca

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked in the grass bare feet. Petted a warm puppy. Slept in a warm blanket. Climbed a tree. Walked hand in hand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Movie tips, positive thoughts, lovely meals

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, France, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, India, Italy, United Kingdom