CURRENT MISSION

Find my bliss. Meet different people the world over. CS while traveling.

ABOUT ME

I am happy. A friend once said to find my bliss. I like that idea. Life can be rough but it can also be a great adventure if you are open to it. I like my job, where I live and the people in my circle. But I want to expand my circle and be searching and fearless.
I like to have fun and I like to have quiet moments for personal reflection. I do not drink alcohol or smoke.

PHILOSOPHY

Finding my bliss and helping as many people along the way as I can.
I try to do my best at what I am doing in the moment. I live clean and sober. It has proven to be a healthy answer and a better way of life for me. It wasn't easy giving up some of my vices but it has made all the difference. I am tolerant of other peoples choices. I won't be hosting a keg party but if you enjoy a glass of wine with your meal or a smoke after dinner, that is your choice. We are all individuals with something to offer and it is the differences that make life so interesting.

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Honestly, not a lot at this time. I hope to CS during my travels in the US this year. My home is an open and welcome respite to fellow CS'ers. I add my two cents to community threads that intrigue me.
See you on the boards.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I once got an email from a man from France. He contacted me through my work site. He wanted to know more about the Lakota people and if I knew of a place he could stay. I invited him to stay with me. It was an eye opening experience. It happened to be Sundance week when he came and I introduced him to some of the fire keepers. He was invited to participate. He had the experience of a lifetime and it opened me up to a whole new way of meeting people. We became friends.
A few years later, I went to Ireland and made a side trip to France. Staying with my friend and his fiance'. It was wonderful. I met his family and it was the most relaxing part of my journey. I plan to go back.
I hope to have many more experiences like this one.

Zainteresowania

I like art, reading, kayaking, running. Most anything to do with the outdoors. If I am not traveling too much I have a garden. I attend Irish festivals and peddle some of my utilitarian wears in the summer. (It's a good excuse to get to the music!)
I have a dog who travels most everywhere with me, except when I go by plane. He is very well trained. Next to my son and his family, he is the best traveling companion I have ever had.
If it has anything to do with water, count me in.

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• documentaries
• festivals
• wine
• running
• partying
• drinking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• kayaking

Muzyka, filmy i książki

Wacipi, Irish trad and rock, old new rock and roll, heavy metal, (I had some members from a Lithuanian Heavy Metal Death band stay once, (friends of my neighbors, I accommodated the extra space,) blues, jazz, flute, instrumental, all kinds really.

Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)

Two lifelong dreams I fulfilled, (among many) was ride a hot air balloon. when I was young I passed up the chance because my girlfriends didn't want to go. I regretted that for many years. It did inspire me not to wait though. To know it was okay to do things on my own. I went up years later with a friend in FL. She had had the same dream. It was worth the wait.
I went to see the Spiral Jetty at Salt Lake, UT. I saw it in a documentary in undergraduate school and said to myself, "I'm going to go see that some day." I had a chance to attend a anniversary party for it through an organization I belong to. I went. It was inspiring.

Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj

I can teach people how to be creative, even if you think you're not. I can teach people how to draw. I will share what I know about Lakota culture and what I don't.
I am open to learning just about anything. Life is a blank sketchbook and I want to fill the pages with new sights and sounds, and maybe develop some friendships along the way.

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

United States

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