CURRENT MISSION

Getting to Pittsburgh...

ABOUT ME

I would describe myself as serene and open-minded, eager for any good stuff that stimulates my mind. My girlfriend Marta, philosophy, music, traveling, Italy, good food are indispensable.
Right now, I'm starting a four-months research stay in Pittsburgh. In that time, I should get along a lot with my thesis, but also get to know as much as possible of American culture and life - it's my first time to the U.S., and I'm very curious...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far - I look forward to my first one.

Interests

Philosophy, classical music, medieval and Renaissance painting, classics, Italian literature, soccer (watching, esp. FC Genoa), playing the piano and the organ, cooking, dogs.

• dogs
• culture
• humanities
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• painting
• music
• classical music
• piano
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite non-academic writers in these days have been Dante, Andrea Camilleri (Commissario Montalbano novels), Robert Harris (Ghost), Le Carré.
I enthusiastically listen to/attend performances of ALL kinds of classical music, from medieval music to the toughest strands of contemporary music; I also like many kinds of rock and pop.
Movie-wise, my heroes are Hitchcock, Eisenstein, and the Italian neo-realists, but I'm pretty open to anything apart from most block-busters.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught and lived, speaking Latin, together with some wonderful people at Luigi Miraglia's academy in Montella, Campany.

Teach, Learn, Share

Italian cooking, with a focus on regional styles (esp. Ligury, Tuscany, Sicily, Lombardy, Veneto). I love to cook for my friends and to share recipes, techniques and stories.