CURRENT MISSION

enable meaningful and positive exchanges with all beings I cross paths with

ABOUT ME

I have traveled a lot through Latin America, once to India, and a few times now through Spain. I feel I am open-minded, caring, and laid-back. But I'm passionate about absorbing the culture in the place I am traveling through. I teach Spanish and poetry in California, enjoy the sea and its gastronomical treasures, and observing natural history.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to travel on a low budget, but contribute to the host by being considerate, sharing resources and travel tales, language, etc. I would like to share the wonderful place I live on the coast an hour north of San Francisco.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Twice a guest, both positive experiences for hosts.

Interests

Keeping a keen eye on what's going in the moment, like tuning in to the natural elements, flora and fauna, and human interaction which can be quite entertaining. Hiking, swimming in Tomales Bay, kayaking, biking, reading writing but not much arithmetic.

• wildlife
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

films: Withnail and I, Down by Law, Spirit of the Beehive (El Espiritu de la Colmena), On Top of the Whale, Shadows of our Forgotten Ancestors, Derzu Uzala

books: Tortilla Curtain (TC Boyle), The Fool's Progress (Ed Abbey), Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels (Kerouac), Siddhartha, Songlines, Invisible Cities, Roughing It, Yoga for People who Can't be Bothered to Do It (Geoff Dyer) any book that can make you laugh out loud

music: Arcade Fire, Calexico, Alejandro Escovedo, Pink Floyd, Camper Van Beethoven, flamenco, Roman Turk, Manu Chao, Agit Pop, Radio Tarifa, Marc Ribot, Bill Laswell, Fred Frith, Ry Cooder, experimental/world/fusion etc etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Motorcycle trip from California along all of Latin America, through many countries full of warmth and rich diversity of human and wildlife

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States