CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the world and meeting people from other places

ABOUT ME

Quiet, contemplative, friendly, and happily settled with partner of 18 years. I love to travel, he hates it, but enjoys spending time with friends, old and new.

PHILOSOPHY

Many roads to the same place. Treat others with kindness, dignity and respect.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Providing a comfortable home away from home for travelers, and hoping they leave with a positive and lasting good impression of Austin.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I've only hosted. I've had lots of great guests, and would like to try being a guest next year in my travels to Israel.

Interessen

Traveling, hiking, running, biking, learning languages, reading, movies, spending quiet times with friends.

• running
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• languages

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Joan Baez, Luis Miguel, Elis Regina, Lucero, Nightnoise, Penguin Cafe Orquestra, and lots of other mellow stuff. Love to read Alexander McCall Smith and Pearl S. Buck; and Tolkien's LOTR fueled my imagination and wanderlust from an early age.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Hiked the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied de Port (France) to Santiago de Compostela(Spain)

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

A warm welcome, tour of the city, and safe place to stay within walking distance of some of the best things Austin has to offer.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Isle of Man, Italy, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Mexico, United States

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