Howdy! After 7 years abroad, the last four in the Balkans, I'm moving to Dallas-Fort Worth to teach high school social studies I'd been a teacher in 15 countries when Covid-19 came to Slovakia. Then I moved from teaching presentation and negotiation skills in person to Slovak Gov't dept heads online, Chinese kids via a friend, and other professionals. Marketing historical-biographical screenplays and songs written by me, I appreciate meeting people connected to the arts, especially film and recording studios. And historians! I like to play tennis and hike back country roads. Originally from West Virginia, USA, where my family has two beautiful farms. When I'm there I welcome guests.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I aim to meet folks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, settle in and make friends!

Interests

I sing karaoke and have a music video, Stormy, which is anti-Trump on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFSbuRwwLdY And other videos, including Palestine My Heart which played on the radio during the Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East.

I write historical/biographical screenplays, with characters including Mozart, Beethoven, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Betsy Ross, Ben Franklin, Marquis de Sade, Nixon, Kissinger, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hedy Lamarr, Bessie Smith, and Emmett Kelly.

• #hiking
• #travel
• #dancing
• #reading
• #languages
• #volunteer with orphans
• #writing film
• #writing tv

Music, Movies, and Books

Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, anything with Meryl Streep.

Books by Robert Harris, P.D. James, Elizabeth George, Philip Roth, Lillian Hellman, and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My song Palestine, My Heart played on the radio in the Arab World at the time of the Arab Spring. My concert in Bethlehem was cancelled because of the Gaza Flotilla Tragedy five days before in 2010.

Teach, Learn, Share

International cuisine, English improvements in writing/speaking

Info about other countries and experiences there.

What I Can Share with Hosts

International cuisine, English improvements in writing/speaking, farmwork!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, China, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, India, Jordan, Laos, Macedonia, Myanmar, Norway, Palestine, Poland, South Korea, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Albania, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam