CURRENT MISSION

See the world, take chances, enjoy life, have fun, keep learning and drink coffee and beer.

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people, looking for adventures, open minded, sense of humor, curious, like to read, music of all kinds.. Lifetime member of Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife. Grew up in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin home of Leinkugel's beer.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is too short, keep doing!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have really enjoyed meeting people from different cultures. My wife & I were hosts and travelers in SERVAS Intl, a non-profit cultural exchange group to build understanding, tolerance and world peace.

Interests

Sports: Tennis, golf, biking, hiking, football, american football-- Photography, Dancing-Ballroom and Swing, Gardening, Economics, Stock Market, Business, Politics, Current Events, World News.

• wildlife
• books
• photography
• dancing
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• clubbing
• gardening
• politics
• news
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• american football
• soccer
• tennis
• golf
• business
• economics
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:: Anything but Country... Guitar-Gipsy Kings, Chet Atkins, Jesse Cook, Kottke, Ottmar Liebert. New Orleans-Kermit, Gatemouth, Louie, Dr. Michael White, Zydeco. Rock-Springsteen, Doors, Jimi, Zepplin, Clapton, Pink Floyd, Queen. Other-Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Keb Mo, Jack Johnson, George Winston, Carla Bruni (ha ha) Cumbia and Norteno.

BOOKS: Charles Bukowski, Jack London, Hemingway, Kerouac, Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

MOVIES: Big Lebowski, Casablanca, Kill Bill, Caddy Shack, Avatar, The Good, Bad and Ugly, Forest Gump, Lord of the Rings, Matrix, Slumdog Millionaire, Jaws.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in Borneo's jungles, humpback whales in Dominica Republic, hiking in Utah's 5 national parks.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy learning about new cultures and customs, music and books. Estoy estudiando espanol.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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