Friendly, experienced host offering Southern hospitality to nice people
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⚜️ Great location
⚜️ Couch in living room
⚜️ Friendly dog
⚜️ Traveler: https://bit.ly/travhistory
⚜️ Now, the world comes to my door
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🏠 HOSTING
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French Quarter (centre ville, centrum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrmSju9O1tE
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The main historic and entertainment district
— Walk to sights, music, bars, and restaurants
— 2 blocks to world famous Bourbon Street
— 9 blocks to live music on Frenchmen Street
— 1 block from streetcar (airport/train/bus)
— Parking is restricted (see MY HOME + ask)
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WHO GETS HOSTED:
— Minimum 5 references from hosts/surfers
—preferably some recent references (3 years)
—have hosted surfers (but not required)
— — sorry, personal references don’t count
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- Three+ nights preferred, 2 is the minimum
- 18+ (adult artwork); no children
- Personalized couch request
- Detailed, information-rich profile
- Travel and group photos
- Receptive to all ages (seniors welcome),
- - sizes, weight, skin colors, looks,
- - sexual orientations, religions, etc.
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🐩 YOU MUST BE DOG FRIENDLY :
-A miniature poodle lives here (photo: https://i.imgur.com/QMe8WmW.jpg).
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IDEAL GUESTS:
- Foodies, cooks, cooking professionals
- culinary arts, adventurous eaters
- Walk the dog, handy around house
- Good personality and manners
- Conversational and considerate
- Shares stories and make a connection
- Intelligent, creative, or artsy
- Witty, positive, easy-going
- Independent (I still work and don't party)

SCHEDULE:
- I’m on the late shift (not an early riser)
— prefer to host folks on similar schedule
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REMOTE WORKERS
- Must leave and go to an internet café
- especially for video meetings or phone calls
- this also applies to those teaching remotely
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TRAVELING WITH SOMEONE?
- Include details about them (“dual” profile)
- Add their photos, caption each traveler
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HOSTING GOALS
Make you feel “at home”
- Welcome, comfortable, respected, safe
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💜💚💛 Mardi Gras is reserved exclusively for returning (past/former) guests.
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ABOUT ME
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New Orleans native (born here)
Restaurant critic for community magazine
Foodie and occasional cook
COVID vaxxed/boosted (7 shots)
Schedule-oriented (NOT spontaneous)
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Top 10 things to eat in New Orleans (author):
-https://blog.couchsurfing.com/ten-things-to-eat-in-new-orleans/
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IG: @charlesfrenchquarter (re-started June 2025)
https://www.instagram.com/charlesfrenchquarter
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Open-minded, young at heart, funny
Talkative and straightforward (blunt)
Homebody (don't go out much anymore)
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Hospitality industry pro, service mentality
Guests have called me “Mr. Mom,” Gay 🏳️‍🌈
-- Respect for all (check my references)
Myers-Briggs INTP (The Architect, Logician)
-- Ambivert (extroverted and introverted traits)
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BE NICE OR LEAVE
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🚫 No visitors/guests allowed.
— — No friends. Don’t ask.
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Grow; expand my comfort zone
Open my mind to new and different ideas
Learn from different generations; stay young
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Interests

Food, eating, dining, cooking
Conversation, connections
Dogs
Reading (news and politics)

• dogs
• arts
• architecture
• fashion
• tattoos
• ethics
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• eating out
• history
• hitchhiking
• eating
• food
• fun
• people
• street food
• conversation
• foodie
• healthy food
• culinary
• healthy eating
• nice people
• good conversation
• healthy cooking
• public relations
• karma
• artists
• lgbt friendly
• respect
• public speaking
• secular humanism
• food photography
• culinary arts
• culinary adventures
• vegan friendly
• integrity
• straight friendly
• vegetarian friendly

Music, Movies, and Books

The Last Picture Show
The Godfather (I and II)
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Halloween (1978, none of the sequels)
Das Boot (1981 or 1997 director’s cut)
A Prayer Before Dawn
Blue Jasmine
Moonlight
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Sunset Boulevard
Streetcar Named Desire
Gods and Monsters
Band of Brothers (HBO mini-series)
Precious
Day of the Jackal (1973)
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TV: Baby Reindeer
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Classic Rock, EDM
Oldies (Fifties - Seventies)
Broadway, classical, and Italian opera
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Confederacy of Dunces. John Kennedy Toole
Dancer from the Dance, Andrew Holleran
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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🔥 Firewalking. Mind over matter. PHOTO: https://i.imgur.com/XHuMx1Q.jpg
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Teach, Learn, Share

👨‍🍳 Will share my knowledge of cooking/ restaurants and things to do locally.
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What I Can Share with Hosts

My passion for good food, good conversation, and good times.
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⚠️ Be sure to read MY HOME section.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United States