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Hi, my name is Mario. I'm from Newport Beach, California, USA. I'm here to learn new languages, cultures, language exchange and make friends along the way. I have a post-graduate degree in modern languages and linguistics.
Requests
None
Language Exchange Requests
I am trying to learn Russian, and other languages. If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it. In exchange I could help with English.
Hobbies & Interests
- Traveling - So far, I have visited about 56 countries.
- Learning new languages & cultures - I speak Italian & Spanish.
- I play racquetball (squash), American football, hockey,
Lacrosse, scuba diving, Skydiving, and I work out at the
gym regularly.
- Making new friends around the world.
Favorite Music
- Sigur Rós
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Queen
- Jim Morrison
- Sublime
Favorite Movies
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Sophie Scholl - The Last Days
- Reservoir Dogs
- Brother I & II
- Cinema Paradiso
- Goodfellas
- City of God
- Lovers of the Arctic Circle
- Katyn
- Inception
- Come and See
- American Beauty
- Schindler's List
- The Wave
- Pulp Fiction
- All About My Mother
- Amélie
- Sliver
Favorite TV Shows
I don't watch television.
Favorite Books
- Boris Vian.
- William Faulkner.
- Truman Capote.
- Julio Cortázar
- Jorge Luis Borges
Favorite Quotes
Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Life isn't about avoiding the bruises. It's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it