I grew up in Houston, then spent 4 great years in what was then the small town of Austin. The next 10 years were spent teaching English and studying languages in Asia. I never really planned to return to the US, but, I have lived in Portland since 2009.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people and making new friends.

Interests

I used to perform magic shows when I was a kid, and I’m picking it up again.

• chocolate
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• blues
• cycling
• bowling
• history
• ukulele
• food
• asia
• taichi

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy almost to all music. I like to go to classical concerts at Reed College. I'll listen to the Blues all day long, too. Love country music and classic rock.

I read mostly non-fiction. Mostly listening to books these days, though. A couple recent recent favorites have been Born a Crime by trevor Noah and Wille Nelson's book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dreamt the future. Not kidding. It has only happened once, but it made me look at the word differently.

Teach, Learn, Share

EMPATHY- learn it, love it, live it. The rest is bonus.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can get rid of your hiccups 100% of the time in about 5 seconds.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Japan, Laos, Mozambique, Spain, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United States, Viet Nam

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