I enjoy traveling and meeting new people, sharing cultures, languages, local experiences. I like my CS host to be happy they hosted me and I try to be a great host. I am mostly retired from educational consulting - how to teach English Learners in the US. I practice Buddhist meditation and studied styles of massage. I love the beauty of the SF bay area, going to the gym, hiking, biking, restaurants, home cooking, watching Warriors basketball on TV, and I try to play golf.

I welcome international travelers, especially from Asia who are traveling solo.
I do NOT accept people who are just looking for a free place to sleep... that isn't the intention of CS.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

fun to be a host or visitor, live like the locals and go eat great food at "locals' restaurants." I like to show people the sites in San Francisco and around the SF bay area.

Музыка, кино и книги

Music: contemporary jazz, meditation.
Books: Noble House, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, The Happiness Hypothesis, and Radical Acceptance.
Movies: Avatar, Awakening and others that are original, unique, contain a great plot or message about life.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Did a GoFundMe for my Vietnam CS host to do his university club's charity project in a poor village.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I like to exchange cultures, knowledge, travels, maybe a little language if time permits.

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I'm polite and respectful, can chat with almost anyone about almost anything. I love to host my hosts if they travel to the San Francisco area.

Где я побывал(-а)

China, Indonesia, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Где я жил(-а)

Thailand, United States