CURRENT MISSION

To learn all I can from wherever I can.

ABOUT ME

I am a retired professional speaker who spends his time keeping fit, reading books, programming computers and preparing for my next bicycle tour. I also am a volunteer docent at Alcatraz island.

I have been a vegetarian (no meat, fish, or fowl) for over 40 years.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal ethic is to try and limit my impact on the environment and to live a life as congruent with my beliefs as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had dozens of couchsurfing interactions and find them to be one of the best parts of the bicycle tours that I take. Often, I change my biking routes so I can spend the night with someone I met on couchsurfing!

Interests

Bicycling touring, reading, exploring ideas, cooking, eating, website development.

• books
• environment
• cooking
• vegetarian
• reading
• cycling
• volunteering
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, Jazz (Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, etc), Classical (Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, most Russians)

Books: I read/listen to about 50 books a year, virtually all non-fiction. Books that have had an impact: Will Durant's "The Story of Civilization" (all 11 volumes), Becker's "Escape from Evil", "The Siege of Mecca"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've toured on a bicycle throughout France, Wales, Scotland, Canada, England, Northern Italy, Switzerland, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Texas, California, Montana and up the Eastern Seaboard from Charleston, SC to Maine.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a docent at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. I can tell stories all night about it and answer pretty much any questions someone may have about it.

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