Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've met so many unforgettable people through Couchsurfing. To share is a great joy.

Interests

• cats
• cooking
• walking
• reading
• history
• parks
• rivers
• sleeping
• radio
• learning
• riding my bike
• night
• public transit
• squirrels
• sleeping bags
• rain gardens
• sea gulls

Music, Movies, and Books

Writers - Bellow, Roth, Rilke, Chekhov, Pinter, Paglia, Hughes, Salter, Durrell

Music - Billie Holiday, John Frusciante, The Smiths, Gillian Welch, Fiona Apple, Charlie Parker, Radiohead, Joanna Newsom, Neil Young, Caetano Veloso, Leonard Cohen, Nicolas Jaar

My Movie list is very long but I recently discovered these films which I instantly loved: To Be and to Have, The Cruise, Fanny and Alexander, The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq, My Own Private Idaho, The Piano Teacher, Waste Land

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Shanghai while riding my bike I saw a man on his hands and knees wailing on a street corner over a bag of burnt ashes. The image will be with me forever. His sorrow could not be contained in his small apartment, he needed the world to understand his pain.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to use video editing software (final cut or avid).

Here is a link to some of my work:
https://vimeo.com/user11792580

If you are learning English I can help you with grammar or any language-related questions.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Books, Magazines, Food, A place to sleep/rest, Use of my bike

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, China, Ireland, Israel, Italy

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