CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to express my full potential in a world which can appreciate it and not dismiss it.

ABOUT ME

I am a positive person, I like reading, cinema, I practice many sports: mainly tennis and football (for US citizens: “soccer”), but also ski, running, and swimming. I like to travel, mainly in Europe, but I have also been in North America (USA and Canada) and Asia (South Korea and Japan). I am a polite person when I am a guest, and a very kind one when I am the host. I cook well Italian food (pasta, vegetables, Tiramisù!) and I can teach to cook it as well!

PHILOSOPHY

Live well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I am in Palermo (Italy), I like to host people sometimes, when I am in the right mood and above all when I have time!
When I was in Cologne (Germany), I did not host because I lived in too small an apartment, which was not very apt to host. Therefore I tried to participate in some CS activity from time to time.
When I am travelling, I sometimes travel as a couchsurfer, and until now it has been a positive experience!
Now that I am in Kobe (Japan) I can again host, because my apartment allows me to do so.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had only one couch-surfing experience, as a surfer, and it was very positive! I find this way to host and be hosted, very cool, friendly, modern, and potentially amusing. At the base, it is a civil way to share with others some kindness, in a world where kindness and hospitality seem increasingly rare.
Same thing for my experiences as a host. I had the chance to receive very clever, nice, intelligent, sensitive guests.

Interests

Comics, animation, cinema, science fiction, reading the classics, astronomy, popular culture, Japanese contemporary culture, manga and anime, graphic design, cultural sociology, and much more stuff!

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• design
• graphic design
• perfumes
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• running
• sauna
• boating
• comics
• anime
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• swimming
• animation
• astronomy
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a very hard reader of comics, of animation, of science fiction, and I love cinema (all kinds). I read the classics, because we have to read the classics! I don't listen much music, but when I listen to it, it is wonderful: from Janis Joplin to Deep Purple, from Bach to Wagner, from the Beatles (and the Rolling Stone..) to Ben Harper, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I saw Jerusalem, the old town's market. It was amazing. I felt at home, like in old Sicily.
When I visited Finland and I had night sauna with friends and saw the sun ad midnight.
When I crossed the Mediterranean Sea by sail boat and I saw dolphins.

Teach, Learn, Share

Academics in general but above all in the fields of arts and humanities; artists; musicians; all kinds of people who help others; youths with an adult mind, and adults with a young heart!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, San Marino, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Japan