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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Living a whimsical, fun and adventurous life
ABOUT ME
Have been in So Cal/Long Beach for many years so can show all the cool spots in town and around So Cal. Currently between positions and so have lots of time for exploring.
Enjoy lots of sports and activities
Come to Long Beach to play and see the sites of Los Angeles and Orange County.
PHILOSOPHY
Try it at least once.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Looking to host some folks whilst working on some projects around the house and then likely do some travelling and exploring of my own.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Couchsurfed a cousins couch in New Jersey many years back and surfed an apartment in Paris.Hosted 100 plus surfers since October, 2010. Bring on more surfers !!
Interests
Camping, backpacking, hiking, skiing, skating, running, biking, swimming, diving, surfing, yoga, acroyoga
Art, people, culture
New technology, science.
- arts
- culture
- dining
- yoga
- marathon
- running
- technology
- traveling
- investing
- cycling
- hiking
- backpacking
- camping
- surfing
- scuba diving
- skiing
- sports
- rock climbing
- swimming
- science
- beaches
Music, Movies, and Books
Books:
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Whole Earth Discipline by Stewart Brand
The Pattern on the Stone by Daniel Hillis
Fire (Graceling) by Kristin Cashore
Movies:
Being John Malkovich
Chocolat
Full Metal Jacket
My Life as a Dog
Princess Bride
Fight Club
Too many more to list
Music:
Everything from classical, baroque, alt rock, 80's rock, folk, classic rock, rockabilly to house, break beat, dub step and the list goes on and on and on . . .
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Climbing Mt. Whitney (14,500ft), highest peak in the continental US - see photo
Finished the LA Marathon in March, 2010 - 4:24 on an injury.
Canyoneering is a blast - see photo
Teach, Learn, Share
Have been in the IT industry in Telecommunications for years and so know my way around routers, switches, gateways, proxies, firewalls, etc.
Rehabbed three properties so know lots of fix-it stuff and buying and selling property also familiar with investing.
Interested in sustainability, local food, yoga and more!
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States