I’m a traveller during the summer and a language teacher during the rest of the year. I love meeting people, chatting, and sharing views and experiences. During my trips I love meeting local people to better understand the place that I'm visiting and its culture. When I travel on my own, I do like to have somebody to meet up with. I also love hearing travellers' stories when I'm at home. That's why I'm here! I usually spend some time with my hosts/guests, having conversations while walking or having a coffee/dinner together.I also have a profile on Bewelcome: https://www.bewelcome.org/members/simonam I've had amazing experiences thanks to both networks and I hope to keep meeting amazing people.
Born and bred in Southern Italy, I love the sea and spending long hours at the beach. But I also like to swim in lakes and take a dip in creeks. I enjoy going hiking - walking in the nature makes me feel happy and relaxed.
I like reading novels (especially female authors) and I kind of regularly practice yoga.
I'm quite a good cook and I do appreciate good food, especially plant-based dishes and fish. From time to time I treat myself with a glass of wine. And yes, I have a sweet tooth...
I lived for a long time abroad, mainly Spain, but also Ireland and the UK. In 2012 I took a three month leave to travel - Nepal and India. In 2013 I left my routine behind (job, house, etc.) and lived for a while working in exchange for food and shelter - kind of long term woofing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Cooking a meal both for my hosts when I'm couchsurfing and for my guests when I'm hosting.
Offering a couch to visitors.
I also have a profile on Bewelcome: https://www.bewelcome.org/members/simonam

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just good experiences so far. Sometimes couchsurfing is the best part of a whole trip. I also love learning about other cultures by hosting people in my place.

Interests

Travelling, yoga, hiking, reading novels and essays, cooking.

• yoga
• traveling
• hiking
• languages
• hitchhiking
• english
• mindfulness
• inline skating
• vegetarian cooking
• spanish culture
• spanish language
• reading novels
• cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Just to mention a few of them

BOOKS (recently read) : Intermezzo (S. Rooney), Girl, woman, other (B. Evaristo), The Nutmeg's curse (A. Ghosh)
MUSIC: Vetusta Morla, Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Cure, The Smiths, F. Battiato, N. Fabi, M. Gazzé, D. Silvestri, Brunori Sas / Kirtan
FILMS (recently seen) : My favourite cake (Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammad Rasoulof)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living different lives in different countries - Staying for two days at a metereological station on top of a mountain - Working in a few places in Europe in exchange of an accomodation - Hitchhiking in Morocco and ending up having a tea with a eighty-year-old man and his family

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share stories and experiences. I'm fluent in Italian, Spanish and English. I'm a beginner in yoga practice. I like cooking - eating even more!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good meal and a good conversations. I like cooking and chatting, sharing experiences and points of view. I can help learning/practicing Italian, English and Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Spain, United Kingdom