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Overview

  • 295 references 268 Confirmed & Positive
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  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic (Morocco), French
  • 67, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • High School Teacher
  • BA and MA English
  • From Dunsmuir, CA, USA
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About Me

Tall, bald, warm, and welcoming :)

Couchsurfing connects me to the world and people by allowing me to practice the disciplines of giving, service, and hospitality.

At this point, sharing what I have has become second nature.

I enjoy cooking for (and with) my guests as I feel like I am giving of my true self when they eat what I make, and we enjoy it together.

Some family members press me to use my extra space to make money via Airbnb. No thanks. Charging for hospitality would rob it of its essential human connection--for me. I'm not nice, warm, and hospitable just to earn a few bucks off of travelers. I want something money can't buy--real human connection.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To practice the ancient human art of offering hospitality to travelers.

To break down artificial social/ethnic barriers by meeting people from around the world one-on-one.

Interests

Music, foreign films, reading, riding my road bike, dancing, baking/cooking, and reading good books, pickleball, travel and making new friends.

Music, Movies, and Books

All books. Foreign films. Indie music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked across a slice of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco without a map.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share food and travel stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel experiences. Good conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Morocco

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