CURRENT MISSION

Traveling the United States on sabbatical to learn a bit more about what I want our next step in life to be. Hoping to share a bit about the world I've seen and make more sense of it as is.

ABOUT ME

I'm a two-time returned Peace Corps Volunteer who has taught internationally in Georgia, Albania, India, and Paraguay for 10 years from a small town in Illinois, USA. I enjoy cooking, reading, walking, and listening to music/podcasts/audiobooks. I like to watch television, but feel guilty when I overindulge.

I love music. I used to listen to the staple diet of classic rock (one reason I learned to play bass guitar), but have expanded my tastes. Currently enjoying Battles, Somali Yacht Club, Justice, and Neon Indian.

PHILOSOPHY

Dedicated to the Future with honor to the Past.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to exclusively host and enjoyed showing people around my city of Permet for a extended stays. I surfed in Singapore, which was great. Abundant hope lies in getting to know a place through someone else's eyes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

People make the place. I firmly believe that. I travel not only to see things, but share our lives as others share theirs.

And it's probably the only time I can cook Mbeju (when I share it with someone else). You are in for a treat.

I enjoy the couchsurfing experiences where people do tend to stay more than a day.

兴趣

Cooking. Sleeping. Showing People around where I live and helping them plan the next phase of their journey.

• writing
• cooking
• coffee
• reading
• music

音乐、电影和书籍

Music (Rush, Yes, Daft Punk, Primus, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Neon Indian). Movies (Comedies, some action films, could always go for something thoughtful with good cinematography). Books-anything Steinbeck, Vonnegut, and Pollan, Ferguson.

I am open to suggestions as I mostly read nonfiction.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Living in Georgia with a family during the summer of 2008. It's a shame the Russian invasion turned that into a short lived experience.

教，学，和分享

I can teach you how to wrap your earphones so they never tangle again.

I can learn to resist anything but temptation.

I can share recipes and dishes with you and much more...one of my friends from Peace Corps Albania said if I was a book type, I would be pop non-fiction, like something Malcolm Gladwell puts out. There were a lot of heads nodding after that...which I'm still not quite sure if that is a good or bad thing.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I am fairly self-reliant, low impact, and want to abide by the rules you set. Usually out the whole day or from late morning to late evening.

I like to cook as it is the perfect excuse for my exploring grocery stores. Sometime I likes to practice my Spanish.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates

我居住过的国家

Albania, Georgia, India, Paraguay, United States

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