CURRENT MISSION

Maintaining balance and mixing metaphors.

ABOUT ME

Reflective, adaptive, knowledgeable and strategic. Cool as a cucumber. While I didn't become a teacher for the summers off, it is a major perk. I have discovered I enjoy traveling by myself and meeting lots of interesting people. I'm trying to embrace the idea of a vision quest (quasi tongue in cheek) every summer while I am teaching. So far, so good. This summer I am going on my 10th solo trip.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm pretty mellow. My friend just called me eccentric, but I disagree--maybe more of a renaissance man! I think I'm pretty down to earth. I like setting and meeting goals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a few people here and there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm developing the perfect tour of off the beaten path Portland.

Interests

Reading, movies, music, odd forms of transportation, hiking and camping, cheap beer and Makers Manhattans, riding my bike.

• photography
• beer
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I alternate between quick and challenging reads, fiction and nonfiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched the sun set over the Makgadikgadi Pans, in Botswana.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am learning how to travel by myself. And I am a middle school teacher, so I'm sure I have some pretty esoteric skills in there somewhere.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Mali, United States

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