CURRENT MISSION

To lie in my deathbed having sampled many wonders of this world, while I shunned its horrors, degredations, and dishonors, except when I helped to alleviate them.

ABOUT ME

I am empty cup needing to be filled. Travel is an excellent liqueur with which to do so.

I am not a party guy. I love to go out and see, and do, and eat (lots of) interesting things, but these activities are usually not in clubs, or raves, or concerts. I enjoy beer, and scotch (and the like), but I do not drink very much, and prefer my entertainments to not revolve around alcohol consumption (unless I'm at a beer tasting).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, yet...

Interests

Food, cooking, places of worship, language

• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• mexican food
• partying
• drinking
• clubbing
• raves
• motorcycles
• traveling
• economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Too many books to list. Tolkien's work, George R. R. Martin's, Gone With The Wind, Shelby Foote's work on the American Civil War...so many more.

Music: Alternative, Irish and Scottish traditional music, American country, J-pop, madrigals, opera and popera, bhangra...all sorts of stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've sped through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) on a motorbike. I had no experienced riding motorcycles of any kind when I decided to ride, and I almost injured myself a few times before I got the hang of it. But once I did, I zipped all over that city, got lost and found many times, discovered wonderful sights and ate fabulous, randomly discovered food.

Teach, Learn, Share

If ever you should host me (or surf my couch), I could share with you: how to mend nets using becket knots, how to make excellent Mexican food, and some competent conversation on the American Civil War, and economics.