New to couch surfing in its now more official sense, but have been doing it since I was in college.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Enjoy meeting new people and connecting the world through understanding.

Interests

Cooking, hiking, biking, running, traveling, meeting new people, being goofy with kids, learning languages, and designing things.

• cooking
• running
• news
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

REM, Radiohead, Arvo Part, Johnny Cash; Bladerunner, Io sono l'amore, Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Glass Bead Game, Rules for Radicals, A Pattern Language

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was arrested in the former Soviet Union for advertising a pizza parlor in Red Square and made the NBC nightly news as an aside.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Love to cook, hang out with friends, and have been in Seattle now for two decades. Am passionate about improving my neighborhood.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Anguilla, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, Denmark, Fiji, Italy, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom