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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning German, Spanish
  • 61, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Software Engineer
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 55% complete

About Me

I have studied, worked, lived in Atlanta GA, New York City, London UK, Paris FR, Amsterdam NL, Salzburg AT. I have traveled extensively in Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia and some in Africa and Middle East. My primary interest is music history, then architecture, all visual arts (painting, film, sculpture, photography), travel, world history and international affairs, science, cosmology, economics, stock market, learning and experiencing different cultures. I am open minded and tolerant of all. I am very much into health, gyms, spas, sports, good food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I hope to meet interesting, intelligent, people from diverse cultures and backgrounds around the world and this country. I hosted many Couch Surfers when I lived in Paris (16eme , Auteuil ) and Utrecht, NL on a fantastic houseboat on the Vecht river.

Interests

I am a music expect with degree in musicology and piano.

  • economics
  • science
  • travel
  • film
  • cosmology
  • sculpture
  • stock market
  • my primary interest is music history
  • then architecture
  • all visual arts (painting
  • photography)
  • world history and affairs
  • learning and experiencing different cultures.

Music, Movies, and Books

I do not have favorites but have lists of works that I consider brilliant or important or educational worth revisiting.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had jobs in the airlines that allowed me to work and travel the globe.

Teach, Learn, Share

languages, literature, cooking, sports,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dallas area, music, Texas and Arkansas art museums, movie theaters. DFW places of interest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, England, France, Netherlands, United States

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