CURRENT MISSION

To bring Love and compassion to all I meet

ABOUT ME

Kind, easy going, intelligent, problem-solver, good communicator, fun, adventurous , spiritual. I also enjoy long distance motorcycling on my antique BMW; hiking, bicycling, backpacking, canoeing, meditation/yoga Upbeat, optimistic and ALWAYS try to find the bright side of any situation. I enjoy people and hearing their "story."

PHILOSOPHY

Always be Conscious Live in the present, protect the environment

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Active support for environmental and human rights organizations

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

a beginner here ,but I have hosted international guest on numerous occasions and done home stays when I travel internationally

Interests

long distance motorcycling. camping. hiking canoeing, bicycling,traveling, spirituality, immersing myself in different cultures. environmental issues, current events, animals, photography cross country and telemark skiing, connecting deeply and in meaningful ways across cultures.

• animals
• photography
• education
• environment
• human rights
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• bouldering
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• camping
• skiing
• telemark skiing
• teaching
• history
• political science
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

German and US folk music, classical, WAY too many books to list

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Looking down from the castle at Saltzburg.
Motorcycling down the entire California coast
Looking across the bay in Homer, Alaska
Watching a chickadee land on my ski pole

Teach, Learn, Share

extensive background in citizenship education, service learning and can fix just about anything

What I Can Share with Hosts

My curiosity about the world and people who live in it; my love of the natural world especially around Boulder and the Western US; a broad background in political science, sociology and European history , especially Germany and Austria; current events,

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States