CURRENT MISSION cheap travel addict looking 4 others 2 build international bridges,speak a little spanish. ABOUT ME single eclectic eccentric seeks multiple countries to visit. 2 spend 2-3 months per year in guatemala. no girlfriend for 20 years partially due 2 travel addiction but would like 2 change that b4 i die. silver master bridge player, read a lot. active lifestyle, but like 2 relax. love 2 live. study in contrasts but not boring! have studied money all my life, and last bubble cost me a bundle. PHILOSOPHY politically conservative but want all the facts i can get. love proportions, but flunked freshman math ,i.e.,azerbajian has 2,000,000 more people than north carolina, which is double the population of norway. u cannot spend|borrow your way out of a recession/depression, true of individuals and governments.
Interested in Sports
Fluent in English
Learning Sign Language - Spanish
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING: hosting when at home and visiting others, about equal in number. currently home. here 6-9 mos./yr.mos./year. life is not a spectator sport. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE: all GREAT, tks. 2 my buddy in minsk, belarus. i hope 2 reciprocate 2 others. i have contacts in many countries, having set foot in 158. "connecting" for decades but couching is the best answer so far.
Music, Movies, and Books
not many movies any more, all music but rap crap, particularly classical. murder mysteries, lonely planet guidebooks, and much in between. recent movie: Loving(recommended)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
completed 37 marathons, several tri and biathlons, 3 ultramarathons. now out of shape! can hardly walk because my knees r shot; both new now. cop in disneyland one summer. saw a lion eating a LIVE cape buffalo recently in tanzania. have hiked machu pichu and grand canyon rim 2 rim. have led a very full life. doing all i can now! pic is w/ a lady i met in a teahouse in llasha, tibet; took 20 minutes for her 2 learn 2 say she loved me in english!
Teach, Learn, Share
i am tired of learning new lessons : wish 2 apply something!
What I Can Share With Hosts
experiences all over the world. 158 countries. return 3/1, but house guest 4/1 for 2 wks
My Interests
interesting conversation good debate(everyone is entitled 2 my opinion) serious bridge reading researching next trip (3 backpacks around the world ) finding the cheapest way 2 deal with my addiction 2 travel make me think: u do not have 2 agree!
