CURRENT MISSION

See and do everything I can. Suck the marrow out of life.

ABOUT ME

Adventurous, inquisitive, easy-going

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I couchsurf to meet new people and share stories. I also have started my own company to help small businesses develop and find new markets. My goal is to boatstrap this as much as possible so I prefer to couchsurf.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can cook, clean, and help with heavy lifting. I love to share stories and talk about just about everything.

Interests

Local culture, local food and drink, distinct architecture (especially pre-WWII), world literature, science fiction, art (especially 1800 to 1945), global politics and history.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• architecture
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: O, Brother Where Art Thou?, The Big Lebowski, Blazing Saddles, Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki), Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, The City of Lost Children, Kung Fu Hustle
Music: Bach, Beethoven, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, Queen, Johnny Cash
Books: The Brothers Karamazov, The Master and Margarita, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Kurt Vonnegut, Dune, T.S. Eliot

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I have climbed the ziggarat at Ur and explored the ruins of Babylon and Uruk.
- I waltzed at a Viennese Ball.
- Shared a meal with Afghan elders in a remote mountain village.
- Taken the Trans-Siberian railroad across Asia.
- Helped deliver my son.

Teach, Learn, Share

- I am an expert on American history and foreign policy and am glad to discuss it with anyone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Gifts from the companies I represent.
- Buy dinner and/or a drink to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Russian Federation, United States