CURRENT MISSION

To have fun on the trip through life.

ABOUT ME

A biologist and philosopher inspired by the Pacific Ocean in front of my home. In the non-paying business of describing new species of little animals among the millions of unknown ones sharing this planet with us.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is basically absurd, so why not sit back and enjoy the performance?

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With a house too big for me that always has room for visitors.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It is always a delight to find a host to put me up, but I have had even more fun hosting a great diversity of fellow travelers. How else could I meet people like that?

Centres d'intérêt

People, travel, sciences, languages, music, life in all its marvelous manifestions.

• traveling
• classical music
• folk music
• scuba diving
• biology
• languages

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Any music from Bach to Copland, with as many stops in between as possible.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I amazing? Well, a few things of note: I have run the equivalent of once around the earth (that's 40,000km); I have spent a cumulative total of nearly two months under water on scuba; I have described about 80 species of animals new to science.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

You name it, I'll consider it.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

There are several musical instruments (and a tall stack of sheet music) in my house, and guests are welcome to join me in using them or to bring their own to help making sweet sounds. I can point out local and regional hiking trails, give tips on using them and accompany guests on some hikes. And, of course, it's always great fun to share cooking with anyone who passes by. On the Fourth of July, this is the best place anywhere around to enjoy the fireworks.

Pays que j'ai visités

Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales, Zimbabwe

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Belize, Bermuda, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, United States

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