CURRENT MISSION
To see the whole world before I kick...to live well...to do some good...

ABOUT ME

I am interested in film, literature, good conversation, puzzling the political machinations of our day, chess, camping, hiking, urban hiking, kayaking, sailing, swimming, cycling, all kinds of music but especially jazz, people who are excited about life, who make me think, who have a sense of humor (which really means, people who appreciate my sense of humor). I love to travel, to wander across a city I don't know, to take a bus without knowing where it goes...to meet strangers and discuss whatever. I'm working on reading the great books, and attaining my absurd goal of seeing the whole world before I die;I am now up to 188 countries. Love wine, beer, spice, coffee, BBQ, tapas, sushi, churrascaria, Thai food, Ethiopian food, Indian food, Middle Eastern food, French food, Japanese food, Peruvian food, Philippine food, the diversity of food...forests, mountains, jungles, deserts, desserts--ah! cheesecake--rivers, the sea, rooftops, sofatops...ellipses...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I open my home to travelers; I seek out couch surfers when away...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a member of other travel organizations: hospitalityclub and Servas, and have had over 200 people stay with me through those organizations.

Interests

See personal description...

• books
• literature
• concerts
• dining
• recipes
• wine
• indian food
• beer
• coffee
• desserts
• bbq
• japanese food
• walking
• drinking
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• sailing
• swimming
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I love when people turn me on to new music, books, films, places...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ten days on several boats going down the Amazon.
Walking for days in the Amazon.
Drinking unknown quantities of vodka with Russians in Bishkek and surviving.
Arguing against the existence of God in a mosque in Singapore, and not only surviving, but actually making friends.
Swimming with humpback whales in Tonga.

Teach, Learn, Share

tips on travel, philosophical ruminations, recipes

What I Can Share with Hosts

go hiking, share meals and drinks, eat out in restaurants, go to concerts,
rob a bank, swim in the ocean, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Western Sahara, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, United States

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