CURRENT MISSION

Make a difference. Have fun. Life's too short.

ABOUT ME

I love hearing peoples' stories and can be talkative if you're in the mood to chat. I'm open and honest in my communication and pretty down to earth (as the expression goes).

I am a do-er -- I'm pretty active with home projects, hiking the countryside, walking to/from Centro for music, movies, art exhibits, concerts, dining out, etc, or traveling locally or afar. Though I enjoy reading, I find it difficult to sit for hours doing it! Audiobooks are my friends.

I guess Im a rolling stone. I lived in the northeastern USA for my first 22 years - born in New Jersey, high school in New York, and university in Vermont. At 22, I drove cross country to live on the "West Coast." To California. I moved around a bit (So Cal, the Central valley and Northern CA), but stayed for 18 years.
From there, I headed to the Pacific Northwest to the Puget Sound area of Washington state. I stayed 20 years until 2016 when I left the USA entirely.
That year I'd decided to leave my employment and live overseas for 6 months to a year. After exploring several places, I decided on Colombia, South America.
Six months "into it," I realized I didn'twant to go back to the USA. I bought a house and lived in Antioquia for 5+ years.
In late 2019, I decided Valencia, Spain, was to be my next home. I put my Colombia home up for sale, but the pandemic quickly thwarted my plan.
After finally being allowed to fly, in June of '21, I visited San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico. I moved here the following January.

Once upon a time, I studied life sciences, but right before finishing my degree, switched and finished in earth sciences. I feel fortunate to have a grasp of what makes the natural world go around. I'm still trying to figure out mankind though!

Among other employment ventures, I was an elementary school teacher for 10 years. I loved teaching,
I then opened and ran a marine foundation in the Pacific NW USA. We were funded primarily by yacht donations and offered educational programs to the public. It was a super opportunity. I'd intended to teach again, but the business grew quickly, and it took way too much time to play on boats!
I later was the business manager for an environmental NGO, which focused on ecological economics and ecosystem service valuations. Read up on ecological economics - it's something we should all be aware of (like our own physiology and anatomy)!

PHILOSOPHY

Golden Rule + "Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people, especially global wanderers!

Interests

Travel and explore - go new places, do new things, eat new foods, meet new people.

Spending times with good friends, live music venues, new adventures, playing outside-whether on a mountainside, on, in or under the water, in the garden...

• singing
• music festivals
• dancing
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skiing
• theatre
• musical theatre
• cinema.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: historical fiction, non-fiction, true espionage, health, classics
Music: Blues, R and B, rock, world music, jazz (Cuban, Latin, classic, etc), oldies, classical,
Movies: Documentaries, foreign, animation, musicals, nature, intrigue, film noir, some sci-fi, super heroes, shorts... depends on my mood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping out of an airplane and freefalling for what seemed like forever.

Bungee jumping off a 165' bridge face first

Cross country skiing in Yosemite National Park ---3000' granite walls and snow covered valley both reflecting the full moon. Awesome!

Mt. Rushmore- nuff said

Elephant riding in Changmai, Thailand, camel riding in Dubai.

NIGHT dive on the RMS Rhone, a shipwreck at 80+' in the British Virgin Islands.

Teach, Learn, Share

Philosophers, health professionals, scientists, artists, musicians...who can you NOT learn from! We all have something to offer and something to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a home in a small, beautiful city that is a UNESCO world heritage site ! I've got a spare bedroom (sleeps 2) and bath. And a parking space should you need one.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Mexico, United States