CURRENT MISSION

Explore Chicago!

ABOUT ME

Well, I read too much. Usually find odd things funny, find other people and cultures fascinating, and though a geek at heart, have been convincing people otherwise since 1979.

PHILOSOPHY

Well, my goal for awhile was to get to know another culture so well that I truly understood (and could play off of) the general sense of humor there. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I grew up in a family and a home where visitors were always welcome and the jokes only grew funnier when there were new people around to share them. I think this tendency was only compounded thru my experiences with Peace Corps and my travels in South America. I like meeting new people and playing the host. When I'm travelling, half of the fun is meeting some locals and listening to them talk about anything/everything.

Interests

art, design, nature, hiking, skiing, music, travel, reading, writing, people, my dog, life

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• writing
• design
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, The Flaming Lips, The Postal Service, Archer Prewitt, Old 97s, M. Wade, Ryan Adams, Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, The Replacements, TV on the Radio, Nada Surf, Los Orishas, The Gourds, Whiskeytown, and the list goes on...

Movies:Was actually in a movie though I've never seen it- any of you Peruvians hav a copy of Ruta de Jaca?

Books: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett; Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman; The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry by Alan Kaufman (Editor)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent one of the best weeks of my life on a cargo boat in a hammock on the Amazon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a fair bit about art, design, and Web site design if you happen to have a question.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Grenada, Saint Lucia, Spain, United States