At 73, I'm still very much alive. I enjoy theatre, film, music, great food and authentic connection with aware folks. I'm smoke, drug and alcohol free, but not prudish about those subjects. Because I spent so many years on my spiritual journey, I have to keep working. But I do enjoy meeting interesting people who don't live on the surface of this weird culture! If I stay with you, I sincerely hope it is synergistic and that I will be able to return the favor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Retirement is not an option for me, but that doesn't mean I don't like to travel. Funds are limited, and any new place is so much more interesting if I get to meet someone who lives there. I like to travel light.

Interests

I put my interests in the about me section. Of music: classical, jazz, opera, broadway. Of art: most any form that I can get a handle on. Of Film: stories with a twist, or odd or thought provoking. Of theatre, what to say? I live and volunteer for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Of food, French is my fav closely followed by Greek. I like big taste.

• arts
• culture
• design
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• opera
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

All these questions keep trying to put me into a convenient pigeon hole. Because the world keeps opening up to me, I don't want to say Gabirel Faure is the best composer, I keep finding new/old/unexplored music. As for the rest of it, if I can find at least a hand hold on the art, the film, the theatre, the food, then I let it work on me and decide about it later. Is that enough?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was married, my wife's mother passed away. We were living on Maui when she called me. I was in Florida taking care of my declining father. She wanted me to join her in Germany. But my passport had expired. Within 30 hours, I had gotten to Washington DC, gotten a new passport, flown to Germany and arrived at my wife's home two hours after she had arrived from Maui.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have 60 years of work on myself. Lived in an ashram in India and come out the other side. Still learning how to live in the world with kindness. If I could get macro enough, I think I'd see why this reality is so perfect. I'm not there yet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experience, my skill as a designer. Love to cook. I want to be the kind of guest my host is happy to have hosted me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India