CURRENT MISSION

Blending work and pleasure

ABOUT ME

I kayak, canoe, bike, and run. I have been regularly hosting college international students from the following countries: France, Germany, Spain, Congo, Syria, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. PLEASE NO SEX OR DRUG TOURISTS. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE NOT GAY!

I was born in Chicago, Illinois but now live in Medellin, Colombia with my Colombian wife. Carpe Diem!

Basically I joined Couch Surfing because I love to travel and meet other people from different parts of the world. I started my journey in China doing a cross country trek by train from Guangzhou all the way up to Lanzhou. This before the recent modernization when you had to deal with mountain slides. Next I did a trek across the Arabian desert alone! I take pleasure in learning and teaching and in listening to and making music. I am developing a taste for Cubo-African jazz artists like Pancho Sanchez. I also enjoy listening to jazz, percussion or classical ensembles. I am very uncomfortable with arbitrariness, narrow-mindedness, malice, and indifference to others' feelings.

I want to get serious only when I have to. Life is meant to be enjoyed. I try to find any kind of excuse to celebrate! If you couch surf at my place we will celebrate...I am sure it is a holiday somewhere in the world!

PHILOSOPHY

I want to get serious only when I have to. I aim to be a 'life long learner'. I have met so many different people around the world that have something to offer me that I can learn from them. I want to build community, and connections thru Couchsurfing. Wir lieben die Deutschen und die Deutschen lieben uns!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been active in the Dallas chapter as well as Ft. Worth Meetings until my move to Colombia. I both hosted travelers with meals and been a guest in people homes (see below) and photos. Hosted Dominic, Sebastian and Benjamin Schulze from Erfurt, Germany. Hosted three Chinese guests from Beijing. Hosted Sebastian Dabeck from North Rhine-Westphalia
Steinfurt, Germany.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed when I first moved to Garland, Texas. Dean and Mary Gant were great. I had a super experience. This past month I couchsurfed in Austin, Texas. Andreas from Germany was awesome. He took me to several music venues. I met some of his friends. We did Sixth Street. I also couchsurfed in Vienna, Austria. I actually had a whole basement to myself. I had a full European breakfast served to me. While surfing in Cincinnati, Ohio stayed at the Peace House run by Mennonites. I have also surfed Pasadena, Calif. Hosts: Greg, Austin, Tx., Justin, Austin, Tx.; Shane in Plano, Tx., Danielle and Race in Conway, Ark, Mike in Grand Rapids, Mich

Interests

Reading, Celtic music, jazz, percussion and classical ensembles. Jet skiing, hiking, bike riding, kayaking.

• breakfast
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• surfing
• jet skiing
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cuban jazz, French Romantics (early 18th Cent), Techno, Celtic folk music, percussion ensembles

Books: Spy novels, Non Fiction: history European,

New York Times

Movies: Spielberg movies, Burns WWII, Charlie Chan.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drove alone across the Arabian desert crazy!

Teach, Learn, Share

Everybody. I really enjoyed meeting the people of the western deserts of China.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United States

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