CURRENT MISSION

Meet people, create memories and build my story.

ABOUT ME

Outgoing, friendly, curious.

PHILOSOPHY

I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. - Gandhi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just meeting and showing people around Detroit. Know lots of places from the sublime to the gritty.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Gave a few surfers a tour of Detroit.

Interests

The mountains, the sea, forests and the sky. Traveling of course. Cooking, beer making, wine making, pickle making. Sustainability and energy independence, organic gardening, hiking, running, books, slow food, cultural experiences, spirituality (Buddhism, Hinduism etc.), anthropology, history, quantum theory, techno/trance and many other genres of music. I am seeking the authentic and real in everything I do and everywhere I go.

• arts
• books
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• buddhist
• anthropology
• history
• tourism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Never Cry Wolf. Seven Years in Tibet. Motorcycle Diaries. Local Hero.
Music: Progressive trance and just about everything else.
Books: The Sun Also Rises. Garden of Eden (the Hemingway book). In the Footsteps of Marco Polo. The Alchemist. Journey to Ixtlan and others by Carlos Castaneda.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked over the Koʻolau mountains in O'ahu while living in Hawaii for over a year. Was awestruck by the beauty on the other side when stepping through the clouds and parting the mist soaked leaves of the trees.

changed something. helped someone. made something better. didn't know it could be done.

visited 15 states (6.66%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free ipad travel guide

Teach, Learn, Share

Cranbrook art institute, gardens and house are an awesome place to visit near me. Almost like a European palace (sorry not as big as Versailles but the gardens rival it), the grounds are sprawling and beautiful. They are well worth the afternoon/sunset walk and have awesome photo opportunities as well. Ever see the movie Much Ado About Nothing? Kinda like that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States