CURRENT MISSION

Fun-times!

ABOUT ME

smiley... always wear my seatbelt... know how to have a good time ... world traveler ... well-edumacated ... humble ... have a good sense of humour ... easy to get along with ...intuitive ...

PHILOSOPHY

I get in as much fun as I can and try to live a stress-free, yet productive life. It's getting easier. Every day just gets better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sometimes I host an apartment in Santurce, San Juan, PR. I enjoy participating in Couchsurfing get together, meeting locals & travelers alike.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed, hung out and partied with some awesome Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Lund, Sweden couchsurfers. Danke, merci, tak and tack så mycket to everyone

Interests

* photography * experimental cooking* dancing * BB gun shooting * ANYTHING NEW * drinking * exploring * unusual destinations * porch sitting * bicycle riding * canoeing/kayaking * eating * socializing * philosophizing * hiking * skiing * anthropology * architecture * art history * religions * everything about music * pies * ice cream * national parks *

• arts
• architecture
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• drinking
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• hunting
• skiing
• anthropology
• art history
• history
• journalism
• religion
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: ANYTHING LIVE!!! I LOVE seeing strangers get together and create new music * fave bands - The Kinks * Gogol Bordello * Ozark Mountain Daredevils * The Beatles * Robert Randolph and the Family Band * Bjork * TV on the Radio * Toubab Krewe * Aretha Franklin * Violent Femmes * Beastie Boys * Beck * Hank Williams Sr. * Solid Pony * Chip Walton * The Flaming Lips * Murray Middle School Drum Line * The White Stripes * Doors * Pink Floyd * Radiohead * The Who * Daft Punk * Fela Kuti * The Knife *

Movies: Harold and Maude * A Christmas Story * City Of God * Trainspotting * The Departed * Fargo * Billy Elliott * Airplane * The Jerk * Amelie * Rushmore * Shaun Of The Dead * Edward Scissorhands *

Books - some old favorites - * Puddin' Head Wilson * Great Gatsby * All Over But the Shoutin' * lots of Twain * Flannery O'Connor * Salinger * Grapes of Wrath * Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas * The American Heritage Dictionary, College Edition * Everyone Poops * Biological Aspects of Mental Disorder * The Witches * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory * Let's Go Turkey and Greece * Meriam-Webster's Pocket Rhyming Dictionary * I Have Lived a Thousand Years * To Kill a Mockingbird * The Bell Jar * Angela's Ashes * The Acid House

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once got to ride in the Fuji whale-watching blimp (one of the perks of being a journalist). Highly recommended mode of transportation.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you: Photography and the art of capturing light. Southern cooking and the like. Tips on my favorite destinations -- I've been to about 45 US states and quite a few European countries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Sweden, United States

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