CURRENT MISSION

living to the fullest, just trying to be in harmony with all that surrounds me.

ABOUT ME

I'm in love with the idea of not being easily classified

anyway, I can sum up myself as:

Gentleman by day
Philosopher by night
Hedonist by choice
Clumsy by fate

PHILOSOPHY

"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back"

"Live and let live"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hungriness of different cultures and a strong will in helping humans.

Interests

Everything funny and clever. So basically cats.

Music, Movies, and Books

every kind of books (I read since I was very young.. reading is my first love!). Anyway, among my favourites: J. L. Borges, B. Chatwin, C. Lévi-Strauss, G. Garcia Marquez, O. Soriano, C. Bukowski, J. Franzen, J. Fante, M. Richler, P. K. Dick, J. Verne, T. Mann, E. Wharton, C. Baudelaire, E. Dickinson, E.A. Poe, Novalis, J. K. Jerome, P. G. Wodehouse, E. Waugh

Regarding movies: all kind of old black and white movies (Lubitsch and Capra my beloved), everything from Woody Allen (until "Broadway Danny Rose"), most of Kubrick and Tarkovskij masterpieces, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Werner Herzog, Emir Kusturica, Michel Gondry, Krzysztof Kieslowski, every single role played by Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.

Music: mainly rock (G'n'R, Faith no More, Rolling Stones, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, The Doors, Janis Joplin, RHCP, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joy Division, The Clash, Lou Reed, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash) but I listen to everything, depending on the mood... balcan rock/folk (Gogol Bordello/Beirut/DeVotchKa), all kind of classic and contemporary jazz (among many, Dave Brubeck, Billie Holliday, Charles Mingus), Damien Rice, Sigur Ros, Norah Jones, Jacques Brel, all kind of electro as well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flying on balloons over Anatolia skies, crossing borders by feet in Asia, 3 full moon parties in a row in Thailand, driving on Route 66 in 13 days in USA, traveling all over East Canada in a Fiat 500, partying in Goa, bathing on Gange river in Varanasi, getting lost in vineyards between Chile and Argentina, dancing and drinking ron in the streets of La Habana Vieja, seeing Ebla and Palmira at sunset in Syria, ringing the Peace Bell in Hiroshima, cruising Mekong river in Laos.

Teach, Learn, Share

Every one you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always

What I Can Share with Hosts

silly wisdom, smiles and laughters. Ah, and wine, of course!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela