HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Hosting when I can and want to and surfing when I can and want to. Events when I am interested. I also spread the word about CS best I can everywhere I go. I have converted at least four non-CSers to surfers and at least one more to being a host. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Positive and growing just as quickly as you allow it... SURFED: Adrian, Hong Kong (first!) (twice) *Katie and Natalie, Chiang Mai, Thailand Peak, Bangkok, Thailand (twice) Kuni, Singapore Liam, Tom, and Tom, Melbourne, Australia *Random household of people, Surfer's Paradise, Australia *Wendy, Brisbane, Australia James, Hervey Bay, Australia (twice) *Bree, Sydney, Australia Frank, Cairns, Australia John, Airlie Beach, Australia Vanessa, Brisbane, Australia (thrice) *Jason, Burleigh Heads, Australia Anubhav, Kolkata, India (let's say repeatedly) Siddhartha, Darjeeling, India *Reverend David, Pachmarhi, India Chandna, Delhi, India *Nolan, et al, Delhi, India (twice) Vipin, Jodhpur, India Toto, Mumbai, India Tony, Nashik, India *Pastor Niranjan, Hospet, India Sean, Arambol, India Shan, Panjim, India Anuraj, Bangalore, India Addy, Mysore, India Avinash, Kodaikanal, India Arjun, Kathmandu, Nepal Krishna, Bhaktapur, Nepal Karanbir, Chandigarh, India *Veer, Bhuntar, India Riyaz, Srinagar, India Swarnab, Delhi, India Umesh, Delhi, India *Joyce, Kuala Lumpur (twice), and extended family, Penang, Malaysia *Nathan, Kuta (Bali), Indonesia Krisna, Denpasar, Indonesia Magdalena, Ubud, Indonesia Guzzman, Denpasar, Indonesia Ragil, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Iryna, Yogyakarta, Indonesia John and Matt, Pacitan, Indonesia Andrean, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Abhu, Jakarta, Indonesia *Hui, Ayer Tawar, Malaysia Baer, et al, Melbourne, Australia Tim, Melbourne, Australia Regina (and Simon), Camperdown, Australia Luke, Bega, Australia Pierre, Sydney, Australia Ash, Canberra, Australia Alexander, Canberra, Australia *Random household of people, Pascoe Vale, Australia Davor, Chiang Mai, Thailand (twice) Bas, Bangkok, Thailand Nick, Bangkok, Thailand Caitlin (first!), Ao Nang, Thailand Tiong, Alor Setar, Malaysia Tarynn, Melaka, Malaysia Taj, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Lana, Tung Wua Lean Beach, Thailand *Bertrand, Tung Wua Lean Beach, Thailand Gordon, Sandakan, Malaysia Jack, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Vicky, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Lucy & Alex, Kuching, Malaysia Franky, Kuching, Malaysia Mint and Mark, Phitsanulok, Thailand Tamara, Nong Khai, Thailand Huafu, Ban Chamni, Thailand Yun, Korat, Thailand Sireen, Ayutthaya, Thailand Mimi, Bangkok, Thailand Toom, Bangkok, Thailand Wimol, Khanom, Thailand Linda, Khanom, Thailand *Jayasanka and family, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Albert, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Fred and family, Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka Wanni, Badulla, Sri Lanka Wasantha, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka Lucky, Kandy, Sri Lanka Surya, Vishakhapatnam, India Ashy, Varanasi, India *CK, Ahmedabad, India Gaurav and family, Indore, India Aahna, Ahmedabad, India Paul, Siliguri, India Larry, Buffalo, United States Suhail, Toronto, Canada Al, Montreal, Canada Javier, Burlington, United States Harshul, Portland (Maine), United States Jose, Boston, United States John, Boston, United States Hernan and Jon, Providence, United States Gabi, Baltimore, United States Beth, Washington DC, United States Lee, Richmond, United States Wayne, Columbia (SC), United States Taly, Atlanta, United States Dustin, Mobile, United States A.J., New Orleans, United States (twice) Jenny, San Antonio, United States Emilio and Juan, Austin, United States Gavin, Austin, United States Arika, For Worth, United States Michael, Memphis, United States Diana, Jackson (MS), United States Nicholas, Nashville, United States Tye and Sarah, Nashville, United States Gabriel, Cincinnati, United States Erica, Omaha, United States Adam, Iowa City, United States Amy, Columbia (MO), United States John, Ann Arbor, United States Henry, Auburn Hills, United States Lee, East Haddam, United States Kathy, Milwaukee, United States Bryce, Asheville, United States Maxx, Chattanooga, United States Audrey, Chattanooga, United States Jamie, San Francisco, United States Jonathan, Half Moon Bay, United States Kenny, San Luis Obispo, Unites States Cass, Kunming, China Heimat, Dali, China Gil, Lijiang, China Josh and John, Chengdu, China Kate, Davis, West Virginia, United States Megan, Morgantown, United States Heath, Bowling Green, United States Sara, Dover (DE), United States Gary, Palm Springs (CA), United States Joseph, San Bernardino (CA), United States Rob, NYC, United States Francis, Tuscon (AZ), US Robbie, Rockford (IL), US Todd, Miami, USt Adam, Cheyenne (WY), US Bre, FoCo, US Zoe, Boulder, US Alanna, Savannah, SC, US Prasant, Savannah, SC, US Caroline, Denver, US (repeatedly) Ovidio, Rockford, IL, US Joel and Tina, Lake Bluff, IL, US Jeanne and Jamie, Aurora, IL, US (twice) Jack, Dubuque, IA, US Annie, Lehi, UT, US Kenna, SLC, UT, US Roger, StL, MO, US Jack and John, Eureka Springs, AR, US Keith, Mountain View, AR, US Brian and Louise, Fayetteville, AR, US Hannah, Linwood, KS, US Kuba and Joanna, Frankfurt, Germany *Ashish(!), Wiesbaden, Germany Mike, Koblenz, Germany Cathy, Luxembourg Harry, Landgraaf, Netherlands Buckhard, Cologne, Germany Nico, Hamburg, Germany *Leonie and Mortiz, Berlin, Germany Melissa, Madison, WI, US Barbara, Mundelein, IL, US Zoe, Highland Park, IL, US Michael and Renee, Windsor, Canada Sanjay and Meira, Niagara Falls, Canada Joe, Watkins Glens, New York, US Stephen, Queens, NY, US (twice) Andrea, Bologna, Italy Lavik, Prato, Italy Laurance, Lucca, Italy Tony, Rome, Italy Terry, Denver, US Kaitlyn & Jordan, Denver, US Tony, Denver, US Rob (and son), Fort Collins, Colorado, US Ben (and Anna and family), Fort Collins, Colorado, US HOSTED: Miri & Chris (first!), Bavaria, Germany (Melbourne, Australia) Priscilla, Dresden, Germany (Melbourne, Australia) Ricardo, Lisbon, Portugal (Melbourne, Australia) Cloe, Riom, France (Melbourne, Australia) Bastien, Jura, France and Kaela, Tutukaka, NZ (Melbourne, Australia) Samer, Paris, France (Melbourne, Australia) Olga, Krakow, Poland (Melbourne, Australia) Renan, Haifa, Israel (Melbourne, Australia) Brendan and Amanda, Maryborough, Australia (KL, Malaysia) (first!) Zita and Francesco, Budapest, Hungary (KL, Malaysia) (quadrice) Jacob and Hannah, Rochester, US (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Ignacio & Melisa, Buenos Aires, Argentine (KL, Malaysia) Luba, Moscow, Russia and Hassan, Damascus, Syria (KL, Malaysia) *Anubhav(!), Kolkata, India (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Livia and Rafael, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Adrian(!), Frankfurt, Germany (Chicago area(!), United States) Jess, Upstate New York, US (Schaumburg, IL, US) Liana, Kiev, Ukraine (Schaumburg, US) Michael, Denver, US (Chicago, US) Chris, NYC, US (Chicago, US) Michael and Renee(!), Windsor, Canada (Chicago, US) Leon, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Chicago, US) Kris, NYC, US (Chicago, US) Kenechi, Milwaukee, WI (Chicago, US) Mathieu, Liege, Belgium (Chicago, US) Esra, Bloomington, IN (Chicago, US) Kelsey, Philly, PA (Chicago, US) * indicates non-CS couch surfing

I like all sorts of movies, dramas and comedies drawing particular favor. Almost all music, especially rock and enjoy music I have not heard before. I read mostly classic novels from second-hand bookstores but read a fair bit of other works.