Hello! My name is Alonso and I love connecting with people around the world and exchanging cultures, languages, stories, and life experiences. I’m currently traveling throughout Italy and am looking to make Italian-speaking friends!😊 I’m also vegan!🌱

Ciao! Mi chiamo Alonso e mi piace connettere con persone da tutto il mondo e scambiare culture, lingue, storie e esperienze di vita. In questo momento sto viaggiando in Italia e vorrei fare degli amici che parlano l’italiano!😊 Sono anche vegano!🌱

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m new to Couchsurfing but this community seems to be driven by the beautiful philosophy of helping others when you are able to. Meeting other people who share this philosophy fills my heart with hope, optimism, gratitude, and joy 😊

Interests

• writing
• books
• poetry
• vegan
• running
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• minimalism
• hiking
• tennis
• table tennis
• languages
• philosophy
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• ukulele
• nature
• ocean
• mindfulness
• deep conversations
• bob marley
• formula 1
• italian language
• calcio
• bob dylan
• challenging myself
• bruce springsteen
• football soccer
• ultra running
• jack johnson

Music, Movies, and Books

Music/Musica: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Mina, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Maná, Bob Marley, Jack Johnson

Films/Film: Before Sunrise, Boyhood, Cinema Paradiso, Dazed and Confused, Lazzaro Felice, Do The Right Thing, Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds

Books/Libri: War and Peace, The Power of Now (Il potere di adesso), Into the Wild, El túnel, The Sound and the Fury, The Miracle of Mindfulness, The Things They Carried, News of the World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve completed a 100-mile (160 kilometer) foot race.

Ho fatto una gara di corsa di 100 miglia (160 chilometri).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching: English, Spanish, mediocre ukulele music, meditation, running, hiking

Learning: Italian, yoga, diverse perspectives and life philosophies, basically anything that someone else is passionate about and enjoys sharing

What I Can Share with Hosts

English practice, Spanish practice, Italian practice, deep conversations, travel stories, a shared walk/hike/run, meditating together

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, England, France, Greece, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Montenegro, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand, United States