CURRENT MISSION

To experience everything but making my surroundings better at the same time!

ABOUT ME

I travel. I travel everywhere.... I teach English and history. I am fun loving, but not a smoker and not a big drinker either. I am a roaming spirit but one who always remembers his friends and where he has been. I tend to laugh a lot.
I swam with over 300 dolphins off the South Island of New Zealand.
I hitched aroudn the South Island of New Zealand and met a character named Barefoot Barry who had me and a fellow hitchhiker stay at his place!
I hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro to the top.
I have taught over 2,000 kids.
I have been IN Carnival in Rio as a giant grasshopper!
I have been to Everest Base Camp.
I have outsmarted Russian border officials who wanted to take all of my money!
I have ridden the Iron Ore Train.
I have survived Malaria.
I have hiked to the top of Mt. Olympus.
I have loved almost every minute of traveling ... and I have put in many miles.
I've been in a Chinese television commercial for furniture!
I've been an extra in the Bollywood film SHEEN about Kashmir.
I have been in Stonehenge for summer solstice.
I was in Sydney in 2009 for New Year's, Australia Day & Mardi Gras.
I've climbed Australia's highest peak.
I've been to Timbuktu and back--LITERALLY!

PHILOSOPHY

get to know the world better and you will get to know yourself

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can recommend it on travel-journal.org, meet with others, and spread the word as much as possible!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slept on so many couches and in so many guest rooms it is unreal.

I enjoyed meeting other couchsurfers at the first Western Mass meeting.

Surfed officially with Cath in Paris...
two North Americans in Paris! well more with Simon as well!
I traveled with Janosch around Southern England.
Fran & I have been all over Southern Germany & Southern England...and in wow...how many countries in one day? 6, I think! Talk about a road trip!
And Raisa brought me all around Bogota!
And Kamala had the nicest couch in Thredbo and afterwards we went on a roadtrip to Sydney...she makes amazing salads!!

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Interests

readin'
writin'
art
food
travel
hiking
films laughing talking

• arts
• mardi gras
• dining
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

too many
everything from silents to foreign to action in film

music russian pop to bland top 40 to arabic stuff

books... Running with Scissors and those dang Harry Potters....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was amazed and touched by the open mindedness and hospitality of the people of Syria...When I was stranded in the desert, a bus load of European elderly tourists didn't help--but a group of young teens and their French teacher from a little village did...
It was beautiful...really beautiful.

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Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone. honest--I am not fond of close-minded people, though...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, United Kingdom, United States