CURRENT MISSION

Kayaking, hiking, biking, Watching the sunset.. Singing along the way.

ABOUT ME

I worked for the National Park Service as a GIS Specialist for years. Computer geek making maps and databases. Now I play music, hang out with friends and travel. There's lots about be in my blogs, although you may have to read between the lines a bit:

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/beinak/

My photos, mostly from my backyard:

http://www.panoramio.com/user/1112127

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer (5 years in Africa) and hold respect for others paramount.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a member for years, but because I live in an ISOLATED part of the world, I rarely get requests, as in once... when I was out kayaking...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've never requested a couch... it is time to give it a try. Must say have slept on a lot of couches in my time... I also carry my own inflatable mattress and can sleep on concrete pretty much anywhere.

兴趣

I like to see live music, folk music in the US. Anything though. I play guitar and mandolin. In my own landscape I take photographs to sell but traveling I'm a casual photographer. I'm a hiker, kayaker and bike rider.

• culture
• singing
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• live music
• folk music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• cartography
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: right now from The Tallest Man on Earth to ... The Flamming Lips on my Zune

Videos: I watch, almost exclusively, what are called 'foreign films' in the US!

Books: I'd suggest this for every host: The Geography of Bliss

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

One thing?! Haha!

Sierra Leone, 3 years.
Alaska, 15 years.
Hawaii, 3 years.

I have been very lucky to live in great places with great people.

教，学，和分享

I go AMAZING places in southeast Alaska. Although not all summer long, and often they involve chunks of time and planning. Check out my blog. But you never know. Will gladly share insight into the local Alaska lifestyle and culture of my community. Sometimes I have a bike available.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand

我居住过的国家

Burundi, Sierra Leone, United States