CURRENT MISSION

She: Working with environmental groups and publishing educational books.
He: Studying and serving NGOs

ABOUT ME

She: I worked in theatre and film in Italy, then lived on a farm in Umbria, decided to do disaster relief work so went to work in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Albania and Philippines for different relief organizations. Now live between Italy and US, but work in Cuba doing educational work on the environment. We publish educational books in Spanish.
He: Eclectic life: hippy to UNDP, to construction, Peace and Justice

PHILOSOPHY

Driven by a desire to repair damage done by humans on the earth. Enjoy simple things - sunset, flowers.
We enjoy life and traveling to new places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We are couch surfing hosts. We are also SERVAS hosts.
Just doing our bit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have had many guests. We were hosted by CSs in Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, where we had great Couchsurfing experiences and made lasting friendships.

Interests

She: Environment, Birds, archaeology, Art, human relations, kayaking, talking and sharing.
He: Being with her, walking, bicycle riding, enjoying nature.

• birds
• arts
• books
• environment
• recipes
• flowers
• traveling
• kayaking
• surfing
• peace
• justice

Music, Movies, and Books

She: I like classical music and opera (sorry I grew up that way) but also appreciate and dig the classic rock and folk music.
He: folk
Read history and political books.
She: Rarely go to the movies anymore
He: Netflix

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived and worked in Nicaragua during the Contra War.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can share our life experiences, our work with refugees and what it has taught us. We don't have children, so need interaction with younger folk to stay in touch! We like to learn from young people what they enjoy, and contribute to this life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

40 years of hosting SERVAS and Couchsurfing guests, some Italian recipes . . .

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Scotland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Spain, United States