CURRENT MISSION

offer short -term room rental in Silicon Valley near Stanford

ABOUT ME

Enthusiastic about traveling, meeting new people, Obama,
gardening, having friends drop by spontaneously. Democrat
living in a Republican neighborhood, all 3 grown sons participated in exchange programs in high school as well as college, member of Mensa, have hosted several Italian physicists.

PHILOSOPHY

I agree with Andy Warhol-everybody should like everybody.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly want to provide a warm, comfortable temporary home for travelers or someone who needs a short-term rental while looking for permanent housing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted surfers from Turkey, Antarctica, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Canada and many regions of the United States

Interests

Music, travel, politics, education, gardening, swimming, modern art

• arts
• modern art
• education
• gardening
• politics
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• teaching
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Waiting for Snow in Havana, My Own Country by Abraham Verghese, The New Imperialists by Mark Leibovich.

Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones,classical piano and opera

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled cross-country in a Greyhound bus with 3 sons under 12 years old.

Teach, Learn, Share

Have written an elementary school curriculum about DaVinci, Van Gogh, Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Norman Rockwell and Warhol. Speciality in second grade math-will drill you on your times tables!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cuba, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States