CURRENT MISSION

Improve my Spanish to learn more of Spanish-speaking cultures

ABOUT ME

Curious about the world, its history, its cultures, and its people.

My daughters are grown and I would like to do some solo traveling or with my girlfried. I have been traveling all my life and find that fellow travelers are some of the most interesting and open people that I know.

I like to read, listen to music, fix things, and enjoy the outdoors, especially the ocean and mountains.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just getting started. Hope to attend some events and meet people.

Interests

History, politics, technology, jazz, blues, Latin American culture, Spanish history, economics, hiking, travel

• culture
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• blues
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• economics
• history
• solo travel
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Jonathan Franzen, Merce Rodoreda, Jorge Amado, Joseph Conrad, Cormac McCarthy, Ernest Hemingway, Nadine Gordimer, Patrick White, Eduardo Galeano, Saramago

Beatles, John Coltrane, James Taylor, Sonny Rollins, Carmaron, Billie Holiday, Joss Stone, Aretha Franklin, Jobim

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Waking up in a hotel room overlooking the Ramblas in Barcelona to see a demonstration of tens of thousands of people.

Getting a small glimpse of Polynesian culture on a tiny island in the South Pacific.

Meeting new friends in the Amsterdam Centraal train station, while sheltering from a storm.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States