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Overview

  • 37 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • DIRECTOR AT SENIOR CENTER AND PART TIME TRAUMATIC BRAIN I...
  • MASTERS IN EDUCATION and BA in Art Studio & Political...
  • From New York City, NY, USA
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About Me

CAN PEOPLE WHO I HAVE LITTLE TO NOTHING IN COMMON WITH PLEASE STOP ASKING ME TO HOST. I AM NOT A FREE AIRBNB, BUT MANY OF YOU THINK THAT....IF WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON AND YOU ARE ASKING TO STAY WITH ME ON SHORT NOTICE, I WILL MOST LIKELY SAY NO.
I AM NOT HOSTING PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT A FREE PLACE TO STAY, WHO I HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH. I CAN HOST AND ASSIST ANYONE WHO IS A NICE PERSON BUT PREFER GAY OR GAY FRIENDLY SURFERS. CAPS ARE NOT SCREAMING!.....THEY ARE JUST CAPS....

ABOUT ME

I AM AN INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER WHO HAS MET GREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL, FROM AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL, ARGENTINA, ALGERIA, PARIS, BUENOS AIRES, SPAIN, HUNGARY AND MANY PLACES IN BETWEEN SUCH AS HOLLAND, GERMANY, PORTUGAL, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRIA AND BEYOND. I AM WILLING TO ASSIST NEW YORK TRAVELERS WITH INFORMATION, A COUCH, AND OR FRIENDSHIP. I AM A GAY SINGLE MALE BORN IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK, VERY HAPPY, WITH GREAT FRIENDS AND DESIRE FOR FUN. BUT I DON'T DRINK SMOKE OR DO DRUGS. CAP LOCK ON BUT NOT SCREAMING. LOL. I know Professional Level Massage, but only do it as a hobby, not for money. I also read Tarot Cards, and hopefully posted photos showing a bit of who I am. I live alone in nice Harlem studio with a separate kitchen and balcony. I usually give you my bed and I sleep on Murphy bed or on balcony.

PHILOSOPHY

TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED, AND HOPEFULLY IT IS WITH LOVE AND RESPECT, CARING, SUPPORT and HUMOR!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted about 36 times, and have had only positive experiences. I have never surfed, because I live alone in Manhattan, and only really travel for vacation, so prefer to have my privacy. I am open to meeting people when I travel but rarely use couchsurfers for that. When I travel I prefer to rent an apartment to stay in. I like having things in common with my house guests, not seeking to be a free hotel. I live in nice one bedroom with sofa bed in livingroom in Elevator building across from a park in Hamilton Heights upper Manhattan. I am on the corner of West 135th and LENOX AVENUE. I lend a set of my keys to my guests because I prefer them to be able come and go as they please and not rely on me being home to feel welcome. I have no curfew and share my food, free time and like to make sure my guests leave loving New York, and feeling at home. If you would like to surf my couch please tell me something about yourself. I prefer surfers with references. I have a car so it's easy for me to get around New York, especially late at night and when I want to go to the beach.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met great people and have made a few friends on here. I really feel lucky to meet nice people from around the world whether on couchsurfers or while traveling. I was treated amazingly well in Tel Aviv, Sydney, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Budapest, Madrid, Prague, Ibiza, Vienna, Sydney, Montreal, and Auckland. But also have friends in Atlanta, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware. As a result, I have friends around the world and love to see them either here in New York, or where they live.

Interests

HAVE READ TAROT CARDS FOR 28 YEARS(TOLD I AM VERY GOOD)
I ALSO GIVE AMAZING HEAD TO TOE MASSAGES AND HAVE TABLE
BEACH
SUN
FUN
LAUGHS
TV
MUSIC
DANCE
THEATER (BROADWAY)
WATCH TENNIS, WANT TO PLAY IT (love Serena Williams)

  • theater
  • dancing
  • dining
  • boating
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • sailing
  • tennis
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

FUTURE ISLANDS
DEBBIE HARRY
BLONDIE
CHER
DONNA SUMMER
BLONDIE
ROBYN
DAFT PUNK
ANNIE LENNOX
ROISIN MURPHY
BIMBO JONES
KYLIE
SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
THE SOUNDS
THE ARK
THE KILLS
DOLLY PARTON

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

TAROT CARDS FOR OVER 28 YEARS

WENT TO JERUSALEM DURING FULL-MOON AND BLESSED MY TAROT CARDS IN HOLY CIY (JUNE 2011)

SEA SICK ON SAIL BOAT IN SYDNEY HARBOUR DURING THUNDERSTORM

FELT THE DARK ENERGY IN NEW ORLEANS YEAR BEFORE KATRINA (WHERE THERE WAS A SMALLER FLOOD)

Could sense the illness and death from Covid-19 coming to the world while on vacation in Tenerif February 2020.

WATCHED AMAZING ALL BLACK LAS VEGAS GOSPEL CHORUS BE BLESSED, CHANT IN TONGUES, AND SING GOSPEL IN THE DEAD SEA (JUNE 2012)

RODE A MOTOR BIKE TO WATCH THE LORD OF THE RINGS DVD AT SUNSET ON A BEACH IN IBIZA OVER LOOKING A SUNKEN LUXURY YACHT.

JERUSALEM FOR FIRST TIME DURING FULL MOON READING MY FRIENDS' TAROT CARDS

WORLD GAY PRIDE MADRID 2018

THREW A 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH LIVE JAZZ BAND, SINGING AND FOOD FOR TUSKEGEE AIRMAN

Teach, Learn, Share

Surfers who are more interested in making a new friend, and discovering the amazing magic of New York, more than simply having a free place to stay.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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