CURRENT MISSION

Experience as much as the world as possible, learn as much as I can, treat people with respect, maintain a good sense of humor and not take myself too seriously.

ABOUT ME

I am married to a wonderful and like minded person who enjoys seeing the world with me. My wife and I are both psychotherapists-social workers. My interest in travel and getting to know people of other cultures also manifests itself through in my work-life as I am the author of the Asian Indian and Korean Needs Assessment Report which can be seen here:
https://healthspark.org/sites/default/files/attachments/asian-indian-korean-needs-assessment-report-final.pdf

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind, have fun, laugh a lot, know what is happening in the world, and never take myself too seriously

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We visited several couch surfers in India in 2007 and 2008 and was impressed with their helpfulness and willingness to partake in conversation and friendhip. In 2009 we had the pleasure of making a new CS friend in Argentina and in 2011, we spent some time with a CS friend in Portugal.In 2012 we spent some time with a CS friend in Sofia Bulgaria and Istanbul, Turkey.

Interests

Travel especially to India, Korea, Vietnam, and Spain and Switzerland; photography, South American music, movies, surfing the web.

• writing
• photography
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

We love movies including Indian movies, and other non-American films and of course US films as well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was in the Peace Corps when I was younger and lived in a small town in Colombia for 2 years, which probably shaped my interest in travel and my desire to become acquainted with people from other cultures. We have been to India five times and have met many amazing people there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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