CURRENT MISSION

To experience and savor life...one taste (actual or metophorical) at a time

ABOUT ME

Like most of you out there, I'm an explorer of sorts...always curious to check out new places or revisit the old ones, to dig a little deeper or just to try the daily specials. I enjoy the process of searching (whether I find it or not) for the best of what any place has to offer...in the way of tastes, aromas, vibes, vistas, laughs, melodies, harmonies...the best of which are those among people and personalities. Traveling has always been an inexhaustible source of friendship...just hoping to continue and amplify that experience here.

PHILOSOPHY

Hedonism...with a reasonable sense of conscience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had an amazing experience travelling with CouchSurfing in the SW part of France, as well as in Sardinia...it was completely positive in every way. I met and shared experiences with wonderful, generous and interesting people in every city I visited.

Interests

A bit of this and that...biggest passions being music, good food/drink, languages, photography, reading... I guess most of all, I enjoy being outside, soaking up the local ambience whether it's in the mountains hiking (biking/skiing/climbing) or wandering around the city...stopping for a pint or two with friends.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• photography
• dining
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• languages
• mathematics
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jazz, rock (esp progressive, art, and power pop genres), fingerstyle guitar...Micheal Hedges, Pierre Bensusan, Kevin Gilbert, Yes, Steely Dan, Kansas, Rush, Jethro Tull, Decemberists, Actual Tigers, Marvelous 3...
Movies: Coen Bros, Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, Hitchcock, The Blues Brothers, Anchorman.
TV: Seinfeld, The Twilight Zone (original B&W w/ Rod Serling), Fawlty Towers
Books: Bradbury, Vonnegut, PK Dick, Carver, Chandler, Hammett, Orwell, Gaiman, Sedaris...Catch 22, Brothers Karamozov, The Magus, The Selfish Gene, 100 Years of Solitude

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had an unforgettable travel experience on my first visit to Norway. It wasn't for the breathtaking fjords, the statuesque, towering blonde populace, the hyper-efficient, progressive, socialist culture, the inescapable troll figurines, nor anything like that. It was a matter of art. You see, I was in the Munch Museum in Oslo when the world famous painting "The Scream" was stolen...saw the guys who did it and everything. Crazy! Will tell you the whole story if we meet...

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, skiing, climbing, literature, math, English, Spanish, Danish

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Spain, United States