Life of a Misfit

My name is Matteo Oberti, I was born in 1981 in a modest but historical town named Bergamo, not far from the more famous Milano, and since the day that I was born I’ve always been a misfit. I’ve always felt discomfort and uneasiness torwards the thoughts and the ideas that my society imposed over me, and for this reason my true frienships have always been a few but deep. I’m an only child, my father died when I was eight and since then I’ve been raised part by my mother and part by myself. I graduated in chemistry in the year 2000 (but I had applied just to follow a friend) then I started and interrupted the course of informatic technologies at Milan’s university, deciding to throw myself into the world of work, where in a couple of years I changed many sectors and roles only to tease my interests and curiosities, without really knowing where to go and what to do, spending the money I was gaining to travel at the discovery of the world: I’ve seen Barcelona, London, Paris, Prague, Wien, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, then Egypt, Israel, Jordan, then I gave myself to italian cities like Rome, Venice, Verona, Turin, Lucca, Siena, Como, Modena, Florence. Then 2005 came, the worst year of my life, when I realised I couldn’t bear living in my society anymore and all my despiteness towards the obtuse italian’s mentality exploded. I started hating everything about my country: the dirty government, the corrupt politicians, the hypocrite church, the bigot people: Everything. I left job, family and friends all of a sudden to fly over to New York City in look for fresh air and inspiration, and there for three months I lived one of the most richful experiences of my life, working hard, without any papers, living for the present and learning to bury the worries for the future. After my return I spent one year in my hometown in a passive aggressive behaviour, then in September 2006 I decided to relocate to London where after a couple of months of struggle but supported by the right to work I successfully obtained a job inside a corporate bank in the city, where I actually work, without knowing for how long… the path of a misfit is always blurry, after all.
Within my passions stand videogames, travels, photography, music and movies, and the sayings that make the pillars of my life are “If it doesn’t kill you it fortifies you”, “You never stop learning” and “Memento mori“.