CURRENT MISSION

Short term: life experience

ABOUT ME

The biggest mistake I made was not making enough mistakes when I was younger.

PHILOSOPHY

HA! I wish I knew. The only maxims I really have at the moment are: "The only thing that makes (a) life meaningful is connection to other lives," my take on the Golden Rule: "Treat everyone (including yourself and those you love) equitably," and my take on "property" and "liberty": "Some people say a man owns something to the degree that he makes or improves it (Locke?) -- does the man own himself then?" ... In the end, beer is my philosophy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far, I haven't. But I would like to give Couchsurfing a try.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, so far.

Interests

Beer, artificial intelligence, beer, logic, beer, philosophy, beer, travelling, other people and cultures, psychology and beer

• beer
• coach
• instructor
• traveling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• swimming
• languages
• logic
• mathematics
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Old Hard, Psychodelic or Southern Rock
Books: Many, but standouts are "Alice in Wonderland" and "Don Quixote" ... used to read quite a bit of Science Fiction (to my chagrin, now).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Grand Canyon and the Great Wall.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm good at mathematics and used to be a swimming coach/instructor. Also, I was a Boy Scout from the country ... so, I know a lot of stuff that's useless in a big city.

I would like to learn a few languages ... trying to focus on Italian now.

Also, I've always been attracted to the sea -- but lived far away from it. Would love to try sailing, surfing, diving, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States