CURRENT MISSION

To experience as much as I can while I'm here on this planet.

ABOUT ME

I like to have fun and laugh. I love to have conversations about almost everything and I love hearing different perspectives on things.

PHILOSOPHY

The more we experience all different kinds of people, the easier it is to see that we're all one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love couchsurfing! It's great that there is such a healthy organization designed to help connect people around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted several people and have had nothing but great experiences. I haven't been a guest yet but am looking forward to it.

Interests

I love to play and listen to music. I play percussion in a Cuban Son band, and I play bluegrass banjo. I love learning about everything. I love being outside in nature, camping, birdwatching, canoeing, etc. I love science and I teach at a local college. I'm interested in pretty much everything: languages, politics, economics, people, history. Having conversations with people from different places is one of my favorite things.
I like playing sports, especially beach volleyball.

• animals
• politics
• music
• canoeing
• camping
• buddhist
• sports
• volleyball
• economics
• history
• languages
• science
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I love folk music and dance, where there isn't a big separation between the musicians and the 'audience'. I like films with interesting plots and characters more than films with fancy special effects (though I like those sometimes). I like films by Pedro Almodovar. I liked Antonia's Line, Like Water for Chocolate, Il Postino, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been charged by a grizzly bear in Alaska.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy taking people around to see things around santa cruz. Sharing stories and perspectives on the world is one of my fav things. I can teach about California plants and animals, where to see them, etc. I can teach about early human skills, like making fire without matches, stone tools, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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