CURRENT MISSION

I'd love to meet French speakers to keep up my French, but I'm open to anyone. PLEASE request me if you want to learn more about historic preservation and my work to fight public corruption and urban decay in Harvey.

ABOUT ME

Friendly American Gay Male from Chicago who loves meeting friendly, kind people from all over.

I do community activism work and historic preservation just south of Chicago in Harvey, IL. Harvey is an amazing little industrial city with a storied past. It's so great having a house to host people after years of renting apartments in Chicago!

PHILOSOPHY

Existentialist and Humanist. Let's enjoy our lives and create a world we want to live in. Unlike "polite conversationalists", I ADORE discussing sex, politics, and religion, so if you're too uptight, don't request me lol. ****LGBT - FRIENDLY Host****

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've hosted several guests and shown them around Boystown/Lakeview, where I used to live in Chicago, as well as some of the south burbs. Everyone has been kind. My favorite guests are those who are interested in my community/urban renewal work and want to see how "real people" in the south burbs live instead of just touristy sites. Aren't most of us here for the grittier side of things? Do we always just want to see the downtown or trendy areas?

Interests

urban planning, psychology, queer/gender studies, public transit, French, unions, how political correctness is ruining democracy, green development, reusing buildings and neglected urban areas instead of continuing suburban sprawl

I could discuss all day: relationship dynamics, open relationships/polyamory, lgbt issues, how to promote a just world, battling public corruption, promoting democracy

• singing
• lgbt rights
• social action
• dining
• classical music
• guitar
• gender studies
• psychology
• social work
• gay
• social justice
• french

Music, Movies, and Books

Star Trek, Foster the People, Phoenix, Passion Pit, Sufjan Stevens, Adele, Florence and the Machine, Yelle, Continuum, anything Seth MacFarland, One Piece

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched Paris from the roof of an old apartment building near Notre Dame

Teach, Learn, Share

I love French and keeping it up is important to me. I also sing and would like to learn to play guitar!
I can teach English and French, as I'm certified to do both.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am friendly, polite, funny, and love sharing good food:-) I'm fluent in French and can sing for you. I can teach about urban planning and density.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States