I am a professional, entrepreneur, serious student, and committed spouse. Traveling and hosting travelers challenges me to engage with alternative (other than my own) ways of living and seeing the world. I like seeing the best in other people and being my best self for others.

My spouse and I have been vegetarian for spiritual reasons since 2000. In 2005, we began seriously transforming our lives for healthier ways of eating, moving, and enjoying ourselves. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2009, and I have responded by further committing myself to sustainable living conditions. I have since run a marathon and significantly reduced the amount of driving in cars and watching television that I do in my regular routine. I am excited for ever more adventures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have not yet hosted or visited through CS. I am setting up a profile at this time primarily to help friends by writing recommendations.

Interests

I love learning, especially about science, technology, healthy living, spirituality, and the logic of abundance. I enjoy computer programming as a career, and I have passions for hiking, climbing, running, science fiction, children's and adolescent literature, and the occasional video game.

• writing
• literature
• vegetarian
• marathon
• running
• technology
• traveling
• cars
• hiking
• rock climbing
• entrepreneurship
• logic
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I love the diversity of fiction that allows us to experience and empathize for the lives of people we might never understand otherwise. I also love reading non-fiction when it tells a very good story or allows me to develop as a person or as a professional.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Since 2010, I have stayed one night a week with friends in Madison, WI in order to work with my regular job. I telework for the other three days of the week. For the first three years, I stayed with a family who are now such close friends that we have adopted each other as chosen family. Since they moved away, I have stayed with an International-themed coop and have loved the companionship and unique experiences afforded to me by this arrangement.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a technology handy-person, and I am happy to help fix computers, setup online accounts, install a router, advise on parental concerns, provide tips on how to use a Computer/iPad/iPhone, or otherwise swap advice.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States