Update March 2022
I will be traveling in France April 4-12. Chamonix from April 4-8, Paris from April 8-12. I do not need a place (couch) to stay, but would enjoy meeting up with local people for a coffee, or to break bread (share a meal), or just learn about local goings on.

August 2015 I just signed up for couchsurfing.com.

I am a big fan of the concept of hosting travelers for free, having bicycled solo, across Europe 15 years ago, and staying with people through Servas (http://www.servas.org/). I would much rather get to know locals than stay in a hotel. :)

I live in a very cute but small 2 bedroom 1 bath house in Lafayette, CA (which is 30 minutes by train from downtown San Francisco and 15 minutes by train from downtown Oakland/Berkeley). I will post photos soon. The Lafayette BART station is 5-7 minutes walking from my house.

I have two sons (ages 9 & 10) who are with my part time. Their room has a double bunk bed which is available for visitors.

I also have a very friendly dog (a yellow lab named "Sunny") so you would have to be comfortable with big dogs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I get along with people who are curious and adventurous, interested in the world outside of their local 'bubble.'

I have been very fortunate to encounter people all over the world who have generously welcomed me into their life (even if only for a brief period) and I enjoy reciprocating.

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To get to know people while traveling and to host interesting people who are traveling in the (too) expensive SF Bay area.

Interests

Here is a very partial list:
Traveling (obviously)
Great conversation, learning about other cultures, ways of thinking, experiences
The arts (sculpture, music, opera, literature, film, etc.)
Sports (swim, bike, hike, climb, scuba, football (American), basketball, motorcycles, SCUBA, mountaineering, etc.)

• dogs
• arts
• literature
• walking
• motorcycles
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• opera
• cycling
• hiking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Coming

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode a bicycle solo across Europe (Copenhagen to Milan) 2,000 km.
SCUBA dived the 'Blue Hole' in Belize
Rode a motorcycle across Australia.
Rafted the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.
Spelunking in Guatemala
Burning Man in the US
Rotenburo/onsen in Nagano Japan
Climbed Mont Blanc, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Whitney, Popocatépetl, Monte Rosa

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Mexico, United States