I'm a musician, songwriter, author and international gourmet cook who loves to travel and write about people ancd places I've met. I have 9 books on amazon.com and more in the making. As an ASCAP songwriter I've had pop, jazz, and R&B songs recorded by a few major artists and in a couple of feature films.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy traveling and meeting people as well as showing people around my own area in the high desert between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree, CA.

Interests

Music, Songwriting, Writing, International Cooking, Photography, Meditation, Recovery, Love Of Nature, Shamanism, Studying Climate Change, Social History, Liberation Movements such as Gay Lib and Feminism

• writing
• books
• architecture
• photography
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, World Music, Folk Music from diverse cultures, Country, Blues, Gospel, Classical Western Music, Classical Indian Raga. Movies about travelers to foreign countries like Eat Pray Love and A Year In Provence. Novels like On The Road, Siddhartha, Forest Gump, anything by John Steinbeck and Mark Twain.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I served in the Peace Corps in Palau in the 70s.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, Songwriting, Writing, International Cooking, Meditation, Recovery, Love Of Nature, Shamanism, Climate Change

What I Can Share with Hosts

My music, songwriting, and writing background. Appreciation of food, cooking, diverse ethnicities, history, architecture, weather, spiritual study.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Mexico, Palau, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Palau