I am a stay at home dad of two boys, 13 and 4. My wife and I have been married for almost 20 years and relocated to Arizona from Michigan in 2003.

Before becoming a stay at home parent I worked in the nonprofit sector for over 12 years. I am now studying homeopathy with the hope of becoming a certified practitioner of homeopathy in the coming years.

I love the outdoors, traveling, gardening and have an active spiritual practice. I am also a beginning piano student!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Our family plans to take a year-long trip around the world in 2017 and another world traveler recommended couch-surfing as a low-cost lodging alternative that also allows you to connect more deeply with the local community, something we are very interested in!

We hope that couch-surfing helps make the world a little more friendly and allows us to connect with people who we might not otherwise meet as tourists in foreign lands!

Interests

• piano
• hiking
• travel
• family
• family travel

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite musician is Ben Folds (Five). I love electronic music - and love dancing. I also have a couple of favorite local Az bands - Dry River Yacht Club (gypsy rock) and Black Carl (rock/blues).

My favorite book is Shogun by James Claville. I love historical fiction, and have read a series of historical Polish novels called Fire and Sword that are amazing!

I am not much of a movie buff Our 13 year old son, Omar, can quote movie lines ad naseum, so you will have to check in with him about his favorites!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland