PLEASE READ MY WHOLE PAGE BEFORE MAKING A REQUEST. THANKS.

I'm a gay male living in the heart of Manhattan and love it here! Very considerate, love to converse, funny, creative, smart, insightful, grown up . Know how to have fun and be with folks, but I love solitude too. I am open-minded and love meeting people from other places. I love stories, I absolutely love to hear people's stories!

PHILOSOPHY

Question "truth" a lot. Express yourself. Live! Love animals and protect them. Children too. Break out of your mold constantly. Don't be rigid and strive hard to be happy. Misery is easy. Don't be hard on yourself. Know who you are and what you want, and if you don't, keep looking and asking yourself good questions.. Be clear without pushing for it. Don't pretend to be happy. If you are not, admit it and find out why. Search. Don't settle. It's your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host and surfer; PLEASE SPACE FOR ONE MALE ONLY / NOT ROOM ENOUGH FOR COUPLES

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted two persons from Israel at different times.

Interests

Art, writing, cinema, nature, dogs, philosophy, swimming, yoga, qi gong, staying healthy, hearing stories, telling my own, classical music and jazz, hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Great Beauty and 2001 are two of my favorite movies. Also The Tree of Life, Amadeus, Best in Show and Power of the Dog.

Music? I love it all, but classical and jazz are my favorites, especially works by Mozart, Dvorak and Schubert. Philip Glass. Arvo Part. James Brown. Musicals. The B 52's. Opera, Kristine Opolias. Motown. I like diversity.

Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite authors. Also Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Saul Bellow and Tennessee Williams.

For my soul: The Work of Byron Katie, Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle and Rupert Spira.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one? No can do
Traveled this world a lot
Former actor
Writer and artist currently
Had 7 of my plays performed in NY and Europe
Had 30 art exhibitions in NY, Atlanta, and London
I once hitchhiked from NYC to LA in five days in the winter with no money in my pocket. I'm brave, so they say.
I have taught over 1000 immigrants how to speak English.
Just finished my first novel. Write poetry and memoirs too

Teach, Learn, Share

Thinkers, passionate people, gay or straight, black or white, people who love to explore the world, themselves and others
Funny people, know how to laugh
Open-minded
Unconventional.non-judgmental
Love art, good lit, good music, nature and animals
And good food!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation.
If I visit you, I will treat you and your environment with great respect.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Egypt, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States