CURRENT MISSION

Compassion

ABOUT ME

(Sort of) tall, American/Italian, calm, engaged.

PHILOSOPHY

Golden rule.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When possible, I host. Would love to surf some couches and meet others as well -- had two wonderful experiences hosting people at my flat in Oaxaca, Mexico.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted a couple of really wonderful people in Oaxaca, and also gotten some great advice from the Web site. I've also met a variety of wonderful people for city tours in South America and Europe.

Interests

Politics, social policy, education, urban planning, travel, culture, trekking.

Music, Movies, and Books

Grapes of Wrath, People's History of the US

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Istanbul, the Queen, David Beckham, Bill Clinton, Angeline Jolie, Fez (Morocco), Berlin.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn French and Portuguese. Happy to share some Spanish, as well as English, of course.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Guatemala, Mexico, United States