Hi friends!

I still host every once in a while but it’s best to reach me on FB messenger.

I love the adventure and exploration that comes with travel but since I’ve been going back to school for a masters in mental health counseling I haven’t gotten out too far from home. I have done a lot of sailing the last couple years in the San Francisco Bay, but even that has taken a backseat to work and school. I have a punk rock band and I like running and enjoy an occasional craft beer or three.

Recently my hosting has slowed down as my living arrangements have changed. I have to fit in CS hosting in between Airbnb hosting, so it’s just easier to leave my profile set to not hosting. But feel free to ask me if I have space. If I don’t respond here reach out to me on Facebook messenger.

I'm a non conformist and a peace lover. I volunteer in prisons facilitating non violence workshops (pre covid), and currently sit on the statewide board for the international organization, Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP). I am frugal out of habit and principal. Humans are sooo wasteful and shortsighted! Dolphins will certainly take over the world again someday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like travelers more than others. Open-mindedness is crucial for humility, and CSers seem to get it.

Interests

Food (dare u to find something I wont eat), hiking, spanish language learners, play guitar, drums, running and sailing and more!

• dining
• cooking
• beer
• bbq
• running
• working out
• motorcycles
• rock music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• sustainability
• reggae
• pacifism
• classic cars

Music, Movies, and Books

I like Chuck Palaniuk, Steinbeck, hunter s thompson, pride and predjudice, J Krishnamurti, Calvin and Hobbes.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, Dead Man, Donnie Darko, Natural Born Killers, Stanley Kubrick, Quinton Tarentino

Sublime, Rancid, Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jack Johnson, Gogol Bordello,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lit dynamite with a cigarette in a Bolivian mine. Lol! Running with the bulls was pretty wild too. So was mountain biking down the most dangerous road in the world from La Paz!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have ideas for day trips to the Giant Sequoias.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Activities you can join me in doing:
Cooking. I like to bbq and i can stick to vegetarian and still keep it real. I have a nice organic garden, and more swiss chard than you can handle! Take some!

Sports like Table tennis, pickle ball, volleyball, tennis, basketball.

Local music. There's often pretty good music downtown, good bars, and some pool tables. We can tour the fancy spots or the dives (my favs).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States