CURRENT MISSION

Keep on truckin'

ABOUT ME

I'm a very laid-back individual. I enjoy traveling (obviously), reading, working, running, talking, dreaming, drinking, cooking, riding my bike, playing with the dog, laughing, and all things fun. I'm a bit of a cinephile, studying film in college and making my own, as well as frequenting local cinemas several times a week. I love my job at the Library- making a difference in my community- and spreading information to the masses! I believe in connecting with other people from all walks of life, in my hometown or abroad; we have so much to learn from one another.

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing to it but to do it

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The best things in life are free; Therefore, let me sleep on your couch and you can sleep on mine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I joined years ago but haven't really experienced the full Couchsurfing phenomenon. I met a gal back then and she needed a place to stay so I offered my couch. She told me about this community and here I am.

Marianna and I usually ONLY host International travelers, though we try to be flexible.

Interests

If I'm not traveling, or thinking about traveling, or planning a trip somewhere... I believe I will wither away and die.

Music, Movies, and Books

Foreign, Documentaries, Indie, Noir, Criterion Collection! Woody Allen, Bergman, Bresson, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Cassavetes, Dreyer, Truffaut, Malle, Jarmusch...

Bobby Dylan, Grateful Dead, Leonard Cohen, Public Enemy, Krs-One, Beastie Boys, Mazzy Star, Nina Simone, early Wu-Tang, RADIOLAB!

A Confederacy of Dunces, The White Tiger, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Ray Bradbury, Mental Floss...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once traveled alone in a canoe, 1,200 miles down the Amazon River, followed by a mind-bending Ayahuasca experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will teach you the Dewey Decimal System.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States