CURRENT MISSION

Be an awesome, fun, informative, and helpful host for those who are visiting the beautiful area I grew up in and now call home, the Monterey Peninsula of California!!!

ABOUT ME

Maybe try this: http://www.facebook.com/rogershawley

PHILOSOPHY

I'll just throw some quotes I like in this space:

A man’s character is what he is; a man’s reputation is what other people may imagine him to be. - Jack Miner

The road to serfdom is paved with good intentions. - F.A. Hayek

Be the change you want to see in the world. - Ghandi

Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!
- Jean Sibelius

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've yet to formally couch surf (using the web service) but I've met a lot of friends in my travels and I have definitely crashed on a few of their couches.

Interests

Real Estate, Reading, Sharks Hockey, History, Humor, Nature, the Spectrum of Humanity, Nuclear Energy, Self Improvement, Self Employment, Early Retirement, Burritos

• dining
• wine
• wine tasting
• reading
• hockey
• cartography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: RATATAT, Badly Drawn Boy, The Beatles, Spoon, Blur, Bob Schneider, Death Cab for Cutie, Weezer, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Air, Guster, Dispatch, Rilo Kiley, Jets to Brazil, BT, The Arcade Fire, Mason Jennings, PB&J, $, Tornado Rider, Oldies/Motown... and an occasional mindless beat of G-Rap

Favourite Films:
Shawshank Redemption, L.A. Story, Donnie Darko, Big, Last of the Mohicans, The Bourne Trilogy, The Big Lebowski, Swingers, Amelie, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Forrest Gump, Eastern Promises, Star Wars, LOTR, L.A. Confidential

Books: Anything by Fareed Zakaria, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, The Alchemist, The Hobbit, Ender's Game, Lonesome Dove, Europe: A History

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was shat on by an Anaconda in the Peruvian Amazon Basin.

Teach, Learn, Share

Livin' in gratitude with good attitude.

Below are links to 3 customized maps I made of Sights & Activities, Dining, and Wine Tasting options in the Monterey Bay area:

Activities: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=212018593031532761872.00044b790e84eb05cafe8&ll=36.419683,-121.796368&spn=0.874097,1.783905&z=10

Dining: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=212018593031532761872.00044b794ad0cb3569c42&z=11

Wineries:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=212018593031532761872.00044b78ea19931e40974&z=13

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Honduras, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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