CURRENT MISSION

About to embark on a one-year trip around the world to all 7 continents.

The plan is something like this
X - November/December: Colombia
X - December: Argentina
X - December/January: Antarctica
X - January/February: Brazil

I got that far, then took a little side quest.

X July - Japan
X August - Korea and Taiwan
X September - Thailand (the North part)

October/November - Cambodia. Laos, Vietnam
December - Thailand (the South part)
January - Indonesia
February - Australia/New Zealand
February/March - Thailand
March: India and Uzbekistan
April: Egypt/Jordan/Israel (I hope)
May/June: Kenya/Ghana
July: Morocco
August: Spain and Portugal

Subject to infinite change

Any comments or tips, let me know. Please!

See you on the road.

ABOUT ME

I've been lucky to have had the opportunity to travel to a fraction of this world that I live on. I love traveling, seeing new things, meeting new people, trying new foods, being in nature and life.

I was a traveling English teacher and had the opportunity to live in some interesting places and visit a lot of other interesting places.

Relevant to surfing/hosting: I'm certainly not a party animal - I much prefer spending time in nature to spending time in the club - but I'll go out from time to time. Don't smoke. Love animals - I might be tempted to spend more time interacting with your pet than with you if you host me.

I try to respect all beings on this planet regardless of: domain, geography, gender, religion, sexual preference, etc...

PHILOSOPHY

We get one life to experience as many things as we can.

Being born is the greatest opportunity we will ever have

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf. I host. I meet up with interesting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My Couchsurfing experience has been great. I've had some amazing experiences. I'm glad it's coming back to life after being in COVID hiatus.

Interests

I'm a huge baseball fan. I spend an embarassing amount of time thinking about, watching, analyzing, and discussing this game.

I love the outdoors, camping, hiking, sports, traveling, and exploring.

I love having new experiences.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Mostly Rock and Metal - Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Metallica, etc.
You might catch me singing some fairly recent pop songs - that stuff is kind of catchy

Movies
I don't watch a lot of movies.
The Wizard of Oz is my all time favorite. American Beauty is second.
Memento, Green Mile, Seven, What the Bleep

Books
I read a lot, it's hard to list favorites.
Walden - http://www.amazon.com/Walden-Henry-David-Thoreau/dp/1619493918/
The Holographic Universe-http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102
Cosmos-http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Carl-Sagan/dp/0345539435/
Vagabonding - http://www.amazon.com/Vagabonding-Uncommon-Guide-Long-Term-Travel/dp/0812992180/
The Kite Runner - http://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463193X/

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm very lucky for the sum of my experiences.

But, one that stands out is the summer I spent in Greece volunteering with Archelon.
http://www.archelon.gr/index_eng.php

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH
The areas I'm most qualified to teach are English, baseball and yoga.

LEARN
There are an infinite number of things I'd like to learn about. The problem is that there's not an infinite amount of time to learn.

But we can all teach and learn something from each other. The fun is finding out what it is.

SHARE
This is what CS is about, right? Sharing time, homes, experiences and bringing the world closer together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Sweden, Ukraine, United States