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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning English, Spanish
  • Unspecified age, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • History Teacher
  • Masters in Teaching, Major in History/Social Studies
  • From Richmond, Va.
  • Profile 45% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Meet new and interesting people, learn new languages and cultures

ABOUT ME

I'm both outgoing and quiet...if thats at all possible. Love to ride dirt bikes, go on hikes in the blue ridge mountains, go shooting and on the odd occasion fish! Not a redneck though. HA. Seriously. I am a very liberal guy. I love and respect all people.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to live my life being happy and making those who I meet share that happiness. The three Ls: Learn, Laugh, Love
To quote Pablo Neruda: How much does a person live, after all? Does he/she live a thousand days, or only one? For a week, or for several centuries? How long does a person spend dying? What does it mean to say 'for ever'?"

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page"

Saint Augustine

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet!

Interests

I like swimming, snorkeling, camping, hiking, biking....pretty much anything outdoors. I have an unending desire to travel.

  • fish
  • books
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • hunting
  • scuba diving
  • snorkeling
  • swimming
  • languages
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Anything by Pablo Neruda, The Things They Carried, any history book
Music: Everything. Many people say that, but I truly mean it
Movies: Westerns, Easterns, everythang

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cliff diving in Monterosso, Drinking in Bardi, chilling in Spain, diving in Palau, ridin trails in the Philippines, living in China for two years with the Peace Corps. Experiences are much more glorious when experienced...I'd prefer to tell you in person!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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