CURRENT MISSION

To meet new and old friends all over the globe.
To obtain a meaningful experience that culminates in personal growth.
To learn about the various customs and experiences of my brothers and sisters around the world.

ABOUT ME

I am an NYC public school teacher. I teach science and special education. I am a native New Yorker raised in Harlem but spent a big part of my fundamental years in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. Today I live in the Yankee Stadium neighborhood in the South Bronx with my spouse and a roommate plus two cats.

I consider myself an open-minded artist with a very, very liberal political view. I like an intellectual conversation but I also like to joke around (I have a sarcastic sense of humor). If you don't like animals: I don't think we'll get along. I have a good sense of compassion/empathy for communicating and relating to human situations. I am interested in community building, especially creating green spaces that are accessible, sustainable, and positively impactful to the greater community. The main reason I became a public school teacher.

I studied Geography and Fine Arts and I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Education. I believe myself to be mostly a conscious, non-conventional (quirky), and minimally pretentious person. I like to make connections whenever possible and reach out to people worldwide.
I am addicted to travel. Most who know me know that I am continuously trying to escape NYC's hectic living for an adventure somewhere around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

-Life's too short to think long about doing, just do it.
-No mariner becomes a good sailor in calm waters.
-There are three types of people:
1. People who make things happen
2. People who watch things happen and
3. People who say, "What the hell just happened?"
-Whatever happens, will happen!
-If you hate something, don't you do it too!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in the CS Project by being a local link to visitors. In my encounters worldwide, I want to show NY friendliness, understanding, and compassion. I want visitors to leave NY feeling like they have a good knowledge of NYC beyond the typical tourist highlights.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had sweet cross-cultural encounters during all my stays. All have been great experiences and I hope to have many more.

兴趣

Music (listening, playing, and concerts), Painting, Drawing, Hiking, Poetry, Gardening, Maps, Adventure, Dancing, Travel, Languages, Biology, the Ocean, Ecology, Food,....etc.
visited 45 U.S. states (20.8%)

• animals
• arts
• humanities
• poetry
• concerts
• dancing
• education
• dining
• beer
• walking
• gardening
• boating
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• biology
• cartography
• ecology
• teaching
• geography
• languages
• science
• volunteering
• sex
• beers
• bourbon
• pearl jam
• craftbeer

音乐、电影和书籍

Donnie Darko, The Roadless Traveled by M. Scott Pecks, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn...I love all music,..my favorite rock group of all time is a band from Seattle, USA called Pearl Jam!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Can't narrow it down, here are some:

- Hiking amongst the ancient cedars of Yakushima National Park, Japan,
-Swimming freely under a full moon in a bioluminescent lagoon in Vieques, Puerto Rico
-Laying on the open country under a meteor shower with the edge of the Milky Way as a backdrop in Jujuy, Argentina.
- Overnight snowfall in the Grand Canyon, Arizona,
- Walking underneath and amongst the giant Redwood trees of Northern California,
-spending time with the most northern colony of King Penguins at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands,
- Boat paddling around the straw floating islands of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru
-Being chased by a Kangaroo in Philip Island, Australia
-Spending time with a colony of 250 pairs of King penguins in Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands (Isla Malvinas)
-First scuba dive in the coral reefs of Roatan, Honduras
-Admiring in awe the crater drop into the Aegean sea at Santorini, Greece
-Sailing through glaciers alongside dolphins in the Magellan strait Argentina/Chile
-Eating the most decadent breakfast with a view of the sun glistening on the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey
-Swimming amongst penguins and sea lions in the waters of Isabela, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
-Going to Pearl Jam concerts everywhere!

教，学，和分享

I want to learn from the good. I want to continue to work on humility and modesty but above all promote compassion and love. I realize we cannot help anyone/anything that doesn't want/need help. The only virtues that I can continue to encourage is compassion, putting yourself in other people's shoes and envision different perspectives.
I live by the saying "If you hate something, don't you do it too! " -EV

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I can share with hosts a different perspective from a small corner of the world.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Lucia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

我居住过的国家

Brazil, Ecuador, United States

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