ABOUT ME

I am an American and have lived in Europe more than 20 years. I lived in Paris, Rome, Venice and have recently moved to Spoleto in Umbria. I work on international projects and travel a great deal -- usually Middle East and Africa. I am a pretty quiet, well-read, sort of guy. I am not a partier. Kind of an over coffee or dinner sort of person

PHILOSOPHY

Well politically I am liberal. I am broad minded. If you voice an opinion, be able to support it.

As for philosophy, I don't think one can answer that in in a space like this without resorting to a cliche. I tend read philosophy of the Enlightenment, some contemporary such as Bernard Williams.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well I found out about this via friends. I host people on occasion.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted a few of people

Interests

I like literature, art, hiking, biking, tennis, good conversation, and wine. A big group for me is 6 people.

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot. Eclectic but serious. As for fiction authors: 1) English: beyond the usual canon, Russell Banks, Michael Cunningham, Don Delillo, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson; 2) Spanish: Roberto Bolano, Vargas-Llosa, 3) Italian: Italo Calvino, Elena Ferrante, 4) French: Andre Malraux, Proust, Yourcenar. For non-fiction, I tend to read history, philosophy, and such.

I like movies, but mainly see them on planes.

I wish I knew more about music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Macedonia, Nigeria, Palestine, Spain, United States