CURRENT MISSION

Above all be good to people, be inquisitive, take risks, learn more, learn more languages, be productive and make positive change happen

ABOUT ME

In Japan they say that I am genki. Sometimes I will walk across an entire new city just to get a cross section. I get along with people of all ages and nationalities. I am a liberal in the fullest meaning of the word. I explore but don't pretend to search for a destiny. I like to show great people cool stuff.

I think I found myself when at the age of 19, I went to live in Beirut Lebanon for a year and immersed myself in a completely foreign culture. After traveling overland around the world, I settled back to US but always keep going out and reaching the rest of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't be dismissive of other people, they may turn out to be different than what you first expected.
You only regret the things you didn't do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to explore new places and meet new people and host people who come to me. I'm new to CS but have always had the CS spirit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In the past I have hitchhiked extensively through USA and in Europe, the middle east and Asia. One time in Isfahan, Iran I was invited to stay with a

Interests

photography, art, surfing, running, cultural anthropology, architecture, hiking

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• burningman
• running
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• surfing
• anthropology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite books: Meetings with Remarkable Men, 7 Pillars of Wisdom, A Fine Balance, Story of PI, 100 Years of solitude, Windup Bird Chronicles.

Movies: Big Lebowski, Blade Runner, Matrix,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ridden bareback on Elephants in Thailand, Slept in a cave in Petra Jordan, Drank water from the Ganges in Varanasi and got sick!! Hitchhiked from St. Louis to Miami in the winter. Slept in front of the US White House in protest. Gone to Burningman 7 times.

Teach, Learn, Share

Fun loving, open, internationally oriented people. People into environmental issues, nature, learning

What I Can Share with Hosts

music ( I play guitar and ukulele and write songs), stories, good cheer, off the wall conversations

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Guam, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, United States