I'm a mellow, nice guy, born and raised in Berkeley, California. I like meeting new people and also have a quiet side. I'm a nature lover, swimmer, biker, hiker, camper, gardener, cook, baker, singer and music lover. I have spent most of my professional life running a nonprofit organization/NGO putting the stories of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender youth on the radio.

**Please note** because our apartment is small, I normally only host when my boyfriend is traveling, and I rarely accept requests from more than one surfer at a time.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

It's great to learn about a new place from the people who live there. I'm interested in exploring the world and helping other people do the same. If everyone had the chance to meet more people who were different from them, the world might well be a more peaceful place, right?

兴趣

Nature/outdoors, music, food, history and culture, arts, problem-solving, LGBTQ.

• arts
• culture
• dining
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• history
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

My boyfriend and I met because we're both musicians. We listen to a wide range of music – pop, rock, blues, jazz, classical, experimental, etc. A little Beyoncé, a little Xenakis, that's how we roll. My own nerdy favorite is Renaissance and other early European music, which I like to sing too.

Some favorite novelists and poets: Borges, Calvino, Rushdie, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Whitman, Atsuro Reilly, Jean Valentine, James Schuyler, William Stafford.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Sang in the cave monastery in Kiev.

教，学，和分享

I love learning languages and I'm pretty good at teaching a variety of things, so if you find I have a skill you'd like to learn, just ask!

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

If you host: I'm happy to help with cooking and cleaning, or reaching things on high shelves ;-) (I'm 6'5"/1.96 m tall.)

If I host: please help keep the apartment as clean as you find it, and refrain from smoking indoors.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

我居住过的国家

France, United States