I just finished a PhD in Italy and now I am travelling to take a break for a couple of months. I like getting a local insight when I travel, and have hitchhiked a fair bit in North America and Mexico. Travelled in south east Asia, did a few motorbike trips. Keen climber!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to interact with new culture by meeting the locals so Couchsurfing is ideal for me!

Interests

• reading
• jazz
• mountaineering
• rock climbing
• philosophy
• physics
• hitchhiking
• mountain biking
• freediving
• language learning
• mycology
• skitouring

Music, Movies, and Books

I like most music but my favourite genres are jazz, disco, soul, funk, techno.

Movies: Chinatown, Blue Velvet, Vertigo, The Witch, Old Boy, Green Book

Books: The English Patient, For Whom the Bell Tolls, All the Pretty Horses, Conversations with Friends

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked most the way from San Francisco to northern Baja, met a load of interesting characters.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, beers, stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Italy, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom