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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 61, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Discovering the world one place, one city, one state, one...
  • The college of life, majoring in adventure studies.
  • From Albany, NY
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Living and making each moment in time count.

ABOUT ME

Since I was a kid, I have loved to travel, all the traveling my family did was by car, and with 3 other brothers in the back seat of a car crammed with suitcases, you can only imagine the traveling experience of that. You wanted air conditioning you rolled the window down and the occasional words from dad "quiet down back there, don't make me pull this car over" after we asked "are we there yet?" at least 400 times.

My love for travel has only grown stronger. I have always thrived on adventure, traveling, challenges, and experiencing new cultures and locales, its in my blood. I don't think I could ever take a desk job, I love being on the go way to much.

I have traveled much of North America and Mexico experiencing, discovering, and exploring as much as I possibly can. I have also been spending allot of time in the Caribbean working which has been and continues to be an incredible experience.

The more places I visit, the more people I meet on my journeys, it only makes me want to see more. I usually love to stay at a bed & breakfast inn rather than the chain hotels when I do travel. It is sort of like couch surfing, your spending the night in a persons home, when you arrive you don't know the owners very well, but by the time you leave you feel like the best of friends.

I have met some great people while staying at B&B's, people from all over the world, that's why couch surfing sounds like the ideal place to become a part of.

I look forward to each day as it unfolds, never knowing what will come next.

PHILOSOPHY

When was the last time you tried something for the first time? If you have to think about that, its been wayyyy to long.

And....

Its always more exciting to actually see the world through your own eyes then in somone elses photo album.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had the opportunity to go to a few CS events and gatherings so far and loved every minute of it. I know I am looking forward meeting many new CS friends and discovering and exploring many new places. Always up for a coffee or drink, just let me know when your in town.

Interests

Water skiing
Boating
Snow Skiing
Snow Boarding
Tennis
Mountain Biking
Hiking
Scuba / Snorkel
Rock Climbing
Spelunking - Caves
Running
College Football
To name a few....

  • breakfast
  • coffee
  • running
  • drinking
  • boating
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • spelunking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snorkeling
  • skiing
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy all music, even country. Love to read, better use of the mind and imagination than television.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some of the most amazing things I have done with my kids and still doing amazing things with them. The most amazing place I have ever been is Maui Hawaii. There I saw my first moonbow at night, traveled the road to Hana with beautiful waterfalls and lush green forests. Drove up the side of a volcano 10,000 feet to explore the extinct volcano Haleakala (next time there will be hiking down into it)and snorkeling inside clear blue water inside Molokini crater, there is no vacation experience on earth that has matched that yet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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