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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Persian (Farsi), Spanish
  • 55, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Actor and Teacher
  • BA - Creative Arts, San Jose State University
  • From CA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I'm on a trip around the globe to visit friends and see new places. I prefer to see what daily life is like rather than museums or historical places. Sitting down to a new meal or a cup of coffee and talking.

The one thing I've learned about traveling is that museums and historical places have lost their allure. I'm much more interested in visiting friends and reconnecting with people I've met. Those experiences seem to be much more rewarding than the normal tourist thing.

ABOUT ME

I'm trained as an actor (Shakespeare and Musicals), but taking a break to teach and travel. I've been to a lot of amazing places recently.

PHILOSOPHY

It keeps changing. For five years I went wherever the Wind took me. Now I'm focusing on a one year plan and seeing how that goes.

UPDATE! The one year plan went well, and I met so many really wonderful people. Now I'm off again. Spain > Morocco > Turkey > Malaysia > Thailand > Vietnam > Japan & then back to the USA.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Gotten involved with Rochester Group, and prostelitizing CS to others! I've met so many wonderful people here!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

2009 One trip to Pittsburgh that was fantastic! Great city, great food, great people! Then Chicago at Christmas, what a beautiful city!

2010 Korean food at Cinncinatti Meet up.

Interests

Bikes, baseball, Shakespeare

Music, Movies, and Books

Groundhog Day, Flaming Lips, Into the Wild.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent two months in Iran working with other theatre artists. It was an amazing experience and I got to see a lot of Iran. Mashhaad, Balbosar, Khorramabad, Khorramshar and of course Tehran!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, Malaysia, Turkey, United States

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