Spent the last few years in the Philippines building a sailboat and being a castaway...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet cool folks, travel cheap.

Interests

• dancing
• woodworking
• guitar
• fishing
• sailing
• climbing trees

Music, Movies, and Books

too many...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailed homemade boat alone in the ocean...

Teach, Learn, Share

If you step on a stingray it really hurts. Put your foot into the hottest water you can stand, add some brandy for good measure. The heat breaks down the venom. The pain subsided in ten minutes and foot was almost normal after a half hour.

Fishermen have told me the leaves from orchids, ground and placed on the wound also helps, "like magic." Luckily I only had one incident with a stingray so never got to test this remedy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, South Korea