CURRENT MISSION

To see the world, speak its languages, understand its cultures

ABOUT ME

My wife and I live in beautiful Western Maryland near Sharpsburg, Maryland. When I lived in Prague the last three years, I was able to host couch surfers and very much enjoyed the experience. For those visiting this area, we are able to offer -- when available -- a bed and bathroom with separate entrance.

I strongly prefer to host people who have themselves been hosts and are part of the wider community.

PHILOSOPHY

Control your "wants" and the world is an easier place to handle (core Buddhism).

Interests

Play European football, downhill skiing, crazy reader, learn languages, try whatever alcohol is produced locally, watch movies.

• festivals
• dining
• beer
• movies
• traveling
• skiing
• buddhist
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Middlesex, Confederacy of Dunces, any well written biography of historical figures.Movies: All About Eve, Shawshank Redemption, Papillion, Swept Away, Brokeback MountainMusic I'm still stuck in the 60s and 70s music-wise -- Beatles, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in West Africa, crossed desert in a pickup
Elmina castle in Ghana
Riding to Peak in Hong Kong
Island hopping in Bocas Del Toro
Golden Temple in Punjab
Silk Market in Beijing
Canals and weekend market in Bangkok
Yad Vashem
Grand Bazaar in Instanbul
Wandering Ginza on a Saturday night

Teach, Learn, Share

People who come from a background totally dissimilar from my own.

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