I'm an author, college instructor, entrepreneur and speaker.

I'm a coauthor of Vacation Spanish

I'm and Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy and Political Science at Utah Valley University, Composition and Rhetoric at Salt Lake Community College, and Liberal Arts and Natural Law at Monticello College.

I'm the founder of Linguistic Solutions and a cofounder of Leisure Learning.

I speak publicly on liberal education

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always been one to open my home to family, friends, and strangers and have always had family, friends, and strangers do the same for me.

Interests

Languages, Technology, Learning, and Teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Baroque, Bossa Nova, Classical, Romantic

Movies: Groundhog Day, Knight and Day, The Malcolm X, Man Who Knew Too Little, Noises Off (1992), OSS 117, What About Bob?, What's Up Doc?

Books: On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've acquired varying degrees of fluency in twelve languages.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I'm and Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy and Political Science at Utah Valley University, Composition and Rhetoric at Salt Lake Community College, and Liberal Arts and Natural Law at Monticello College. I also teach Beginning Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Spanish through Linguistic Solutions and Great Books and Classical Languages through Leisure Learning. I've also taught Ballroom Dancing through Fred Astaire Dance Studios, and Computer Networking and Telecommunications through Global Knowledge.

Learn: I learn.

Share: I teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you the method of loci (aka the memory palace or the mind palace) and speed reading. I can also teach you how to learn languages. I also cook and clean, proofread and edit, and interpret and translate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, United States, Venezuela