CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life, adventuring the world and my mind

ABOUT ME

I enjoy following my dreams and inspiring others to follow their dreams. Every day of my life is great, just as I feel life is supposed to be. I have travelled and lived in over 40 countries. I speak several languages. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer. I bicycled around the world. I enjoy my work. In fact, I enjoy everything I do. I prefer to enjoy simple things in life, such as vegetarian food and sleeping on the floor.
visited 35 states (15.5%)Create your own visited map of The World

PHILOSOPHY

Follow your heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoy promoting interpersonal and intercultural understanding. I am spreading the word CS with my network.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to CS. I have been blessed with a lot of experiences with other organizations with intercultural homestays. I have enjoyed thousands of nights of hospitality in dozens of countries. I often surf my own couch, too.

Interests

Nature, massage, science, mathematics and many other things.
Sports I enjoy: Triathlons, ski instructor, snowboard instructor, swim instructor, surfing instructor, marathons, extreme sports, yoga, taiji, etc.

• culture
• dining
• vegetarian
• yoga
• running
• instructor
• working out
• meditation
• technology
• chess
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• extreme sports
• biology
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• mathematics
• science
• volunteering
• cultural immersion
• beaches
• nature
• massage
• spirituality
• freediving
• national parks
• exploring
• learning
• marathons
• bicycle
• personal growth
• nature conservation
• triathlons

Music, Movies, and Books

I like transformational movies and comedies.
I like most music, including traditional indigenous music and other music from various cultures.
I read educational books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have had MANY amazing experiences.
Here's one: I was blown away by my first view of the Himalaya. While bicycling across Tibet, one day after 7 hours uphill with an uncalibrated altimeter (no idea of how far to the top of the Pang-La pass), I came around a turn, looked to the right, and saw the line of ice-caps, a breath-taking view. My jaw dropped in wonder. I was looking at Mt. Everest, Lhotse and two other peaks over 8000 meters (4 out of 14 in the world). I was at 5120 meters at that moment.

Teach, Learn, Share

The one stretch of road that is always free from traffic is "the extra mile."

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