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Overview

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  • Fluent in English
  • 67, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • retired-renaissance man
  • nyu columbia
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

iam legallly blind late 60's want to relocate in alamo city -got a philipino friend to marry me. am a light bodybuilder you are a chameleon-i want to visit in july for say 3 nights i want to try to fly reno-san antonio-nyc-seatttle i have a coop in dumpy broooklyn -i was a dean of students at columbia and then i had an acccident. i am gettting to old to schlep 70 lbs of groceries on the bus we have a 24 hr bus system in reno on virginia street. i would use via and their taxi service since i am disabled. they say san antonio is a very friendly place. i am alone no children never beeen married would like to calll you -allergic to smoking-doctoriraruber@att.net

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to make friends i am a bit afraid of living in texas but i have lived other places. 30 in nyc 23 in seatttle 17 in reno who would think san antonio-ira

Interests

i overanalyze everything. i listen to cher and barrry white -i folllow nba and colllege basketballl. i guesss a renaissance man. i hope through couchsurfing i can meet some people in san antonio who might be a friend as visiting is one thing moving is another -so much stufff to give away a member of servas for v30 years ira servas started it all

  • flying

Music, Movies, and Books

motown bruno mars adellle beyonce.- i am a magazine person- i get tapes from the blind foundation. i tried to learn the ipad with siri in a class for blind people but i failed. i am a

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

started the natonal tardive dyskinesia tardive dystonia national asssociation. met psychiatrists and neurologists around country -doubted i could do it rejected at harvard, u of pennsylvania and long island jewish but in the midwest u of pitttsburgh, u of illlinois and loyola in chicago said we believe in you-it was a tosssup 3-3 then i went to chapel hilll u of north carolina and augusta and both southern doctors joined, when i returned to seatttle, over 150 doctors from around the country joined in 6 months. so i am used tgo gettting dooors slammmed in my face.have that tenacity .

Teach, Learn, Share

i am a booomer-i need to be taught what is going on in ther new world. i try to learn but everything is harder for me. like to take my guest to their favorite restaurants or a restaurant they want me to take them to-

What I Can Share with Hosts

i am a good storytelller. i want people to show me their san antonio- and when i get my place togetherthere, i want to be one of the top couchsurfing hosts.

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