CURRENT MISSION

Cross space and time with friends

ABOUT ME

We are a longtime very happily married couple who like to travel and to meet people. Recently we spent 3 months in Rome on a house swap. Previous swaps took us to Barcelona for a month, southern Brazil for 6 weeks and to Manhattan for 4 months. New to Couch Surfing and our first surfers have been great fun.

PHILOSOPHY

Liberal thinkers - we adjust easily to different situations and environments.

We are very happy to have Obama as our new president.

Interests

He - Thai cooking, cosmology, technology
She - gardening, conservation.
Both - jazz, chamber music, playing cards with friends and our two new sweet kittens.

• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite film of all time: Dr. Strangelove. Other films: Chinatown, Lawrence of Arabia, Out of Africa, 2001, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Fargo, Goodfellas.

Favorite jazz musicians: Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans
70's Rock&Roll: Bob Seger, Dire Straits, Tom Petty

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mistakenly drove to East Berlin instead of West Berlin while the Wall was still up.

Started a 4 month house exchange in Manhattan on Sept. 9, 2001. After 9/11 was a wonderful time to be in NYC. New Yorkers were beautiful.

Learned to cook good Thai food.

Saw Bernini's David, Rape of Proserpine, and Apollo and Daphne exquisite sculptures in the Gallery Bourghese, Rome: incredible!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach anyone how to make a delicious Thai curry. It is very easy if you can find the ingredients which are available at most Asian food stores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States

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