CURRENT MISSION

My present mission is to learn Chinese and have a memorable time exploring the country and region

PHILOSOPHY

To strive for my best in anything that I do and to have fun doing so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I search for new friends in places I travel to and off a couch to all those who are interested in visiting me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Still waiting for my first one...

Interests

Travel; economic development; participatory sports: running (long distances), soccer, swimming, weightlifting; spectator sports: almost all.

• marathon
• running
• traveling
• cycling
• sports
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Don Quixote, Hemmingway books, Iberia, anything else James Michener, Travels. Favorite movie is The Rock. Favorite musician is Bruce Springsteen.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running With The Bulls - a la Hemmingway and Michener through the streets of Pamplona, twice!

Real Madrid in Bernabeu - game against Sevilla with Real Madrid winning 3-1 with goals by Raul, Zidane, and Flavio Con___

Biking the Tuscan Countryside

Singapore Marathon

Seeing the Chengdu Pandas

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Italy, Spain, United States