Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people and places

Interests

Music, movies, drinking. That should be enough for a lifetime.

• wine
• drinking
• movies
• music
• guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Wilco, Big Star, The Flaming Lips, The Band, Radiohead, Girls, Dinosaur Jr, Electric Wizard, Chet Baker, Chopin, Baden Powell, Cartola et cetera ad infinitum

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited the fucking Taj Mahal

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a couple of things about computers and I play the guitar.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wine and stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United Kingdom, United States