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North Syracuse, New York, United States
@44Edward
Member since 2011
NOTE, I AM IN SYRACUSE NY USA. WHICH IS 5 HOUR DRIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY. If you are looking for staying in NYC, you need to type in this search label - New York City, NY USA CURRENT MISSION Live in the Light and be creative Open to all faiths, non faiths. Sexual orientation. Leave your biases on the door step. ABOUT ME Retired Physician Assistant Avid Amateur photographer and model. Enjoying life, light and traveling. Enjoying being a nudist! Interests in politics, science, science fiction, reading, hiking, philosophy Keeping fit with my gym membership and my Tai Chi and Yoga classes as well as my hiking group. As well as enjoy a glass of wine in the evening. Have friends and family in the area. I live alone in a two bedroom apartment. PHILOSOPHY Tolerance is the key; accepting differences without trying to proselytize but enjoying discussing differences in a calm, non judgmental manner. Politically, very liberal - I see the need for the community and government to provide a safety net. Pure individualism is only for the hermit who wants to be away from others. If there are more than one, then you have some responsibility for the other. I am an amateur masseur and enjoy exchanging massages. To be sun clad is best, the nude body is not a thing to be ashamed of. Though I Keep my clothes on when hosting, unless the guest are nudists as well.
Interested in Fashion
Fluent in English
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Been to Toronto with CS and meet CSers visiting here in Syracuse I can host and do travel COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Been to Toronto with CS and meet CSers visiting here in Syracuse Iceland, Atlanta GEORGIA, Silver Spring Maryland, Tampa Florida are some of the CS adventures I experienced.
Music, Movies, and Books
LOVING VINCENT - the movie Excellent story but more important the hand painted art in VanGogh style. This movie is totally hand painted, frame by frame in Van Gogh style. Wonderful actors voice overs. Love historical novels, science fiction and some philosophy Under the Dome by Stephen King PastPastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996) by Orson Scott Card. Time travel to reverse the devastating effect of the European Invasion on the Western Hemisphere the Girl with the Green Tattoo series was a great read. As well as the 3 Scadanavian movies made of this series (got them in the public library) Love THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell, a masterful SciFi novel about the tragedy of good intention explorers mission to another scient race. Full of love, drama, horror, philosophy and religion. Jesuits in space. Angels and Demons by Tom Brown was the best of his writings Watch lots of news on TV, as well as Sci Fi ( StarGate and Babylon 5 my favs) and Science programs , especially DR WHO.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Oct 2017 AFRICAN Safari in Tanzania. Spending time in glad-tents lodging while photographing a huge variety of animals. I used REI ADVENTURES, a wonderful tour company The great wall of China, Louvre Museum, the Vatican Museum, Paris, Florence , the Grand Canyon, Uluru ( Ayers Rock in Australia) , the Great Barrier Reef Travel France and Italy - though not enough time Lived 5 yrs in Alaska and traveled to the Aleutians, Kenai Peninsula and Nome. I drove up the AlCan highway from Syracuse in 1968 when it was still a gravel road. And drove on it in the winter when the snow fall was so heavy that the road was cut into snow drifts 10 feet high. Touring Western Iceland. South of France exploring the castles of the Cathers, hold out of christian sect that was destroyed by the inquisition.
Teach, Learn, Share
Spirited and energetic people who are not afraid to take chances - willing to challenge their philosophy and share with others their perspective; I want to hone in my photography craft especially in capturing the human form
What I Can Share With Hosts
Show around Syracuse Day Hikes in the many parks in the area. Day trips to the 100 wineries in the Finger Lake Region Hospitality, stimulating conversation with a glass of wine Tai Chi
My Interests
Traveled to Iceland, Mexico,France and Italy as well as China. Scuba dived in Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Great Barrier Reef and Florida (the Caribbean) but not active now. Frequent travel to Toronto and Montreal In the two winters spent time in Puerto Rico, Luquilla on the north east side of the island 2014 winter in Guanajuato, Mexico in the middle of the country , mountainous area. Fall of 2014, 7 weeks in Europe. Iceland, France and Italy. Florence, cinque Terre, hot springs inTuscany