Well there's a lot I could say, but I guess I should keep this brief. I am a concert piano technician by trade, so I tune and repair/rebuild pianos. I also work nights as a waiter for the fun of it! I love to meet people and go out an explore. Life is no fun staying cooped up in one room or just in one area. I love any excuse I can find to go explore are me! Sometimes I do this alone, but now many times I explore with my partner Brad. (Important to note that yes, I'm gay). It's an interesting life that has taken me all over the world, and now I want to try to do it this way. It seems more my style!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To try to see the world the way I want too: From the local perspective. Not as a bloody tourist.

Interests

• music festivals
• organic food
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• music
• live music
• piano
• religion
• learning languages
• language
• local food
• local history
• foreign languages
• sexuality
• local culture
• playing piano
• debate
• beekeeping
• drinking coffee
• urban gardening
• local cuisine
• drinking beer

Music, Movies, and Books

I love almost any kind of music. I worked on my degree in music performance, so classical music is definitely what I am trained in; but I love all forms of music. I love to see how music connects people, how it forces interaction, how it changes a mood or sets a tone, how it interconnects, how it fits in, and how it effects people.

Movies? Please, more like Movies! There aren't many I won't see, and if I won't then typically it's because it has Will Ferrel in it. I hate that man as an actor.

Lastly, books? My home has three libraries in it. One for classics, one for music, and one for pleasurable reading. I was reading at a college level by 10 years old. I love books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

That's hard... I mean I get to tune pianos for some really cool people at concerts, and that always blows people away. But one amazing thing to me that I have done is getting to go to Europe and just organ-hop. Playing organs all over Europe from all different times just by coming in off the street. To me that is amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach? I can teach you history, all about a piano, music, beekeeping whatever weird thing like that. But I like learning more! We are all lifelong learners, for me; I take more joy in learning from people.

Sharing? I share all that I have. It is how I was raised. If you need, you need only ask.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a great conversation over wine, play piano with you, laugh at trips past and the old war-stories of travel, or even tune your old piano. Haha, I think it all varies and really just depends on the hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States