CURRENT MISSION

making connections

ABOUT ME

Dave and I are travelers and love to meet other people. After returning to the USA after 7 months of travel in Central America and southern Mexico, we landed in Fort Collins, Colorado. We met so many wonderful people and had such wonderful experiences as Couchsurfing guests we were excited to become hosts in our new home. Since then we have hosted a few lovely guests and we actually became very good friends with one! It is about time for us to travel again....Europe bound 2016!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have really enjoyed being a part of this larger community. We couchsurfed a few times while traveling in Central America and Mexico in 2009-2010. We met many open, kind, generous people who helped expand our visit by offering helpful information and hidden local gems. We have enjoyed offering the same in return to CS'ers here in Fort Collins.

Interests

Sustainable living by all means possible, natural building, natural medicine, cooking with whole foods, buying organic/local, living off the land, volunteering, sharing, teaching, and helping others where we can. We love good beer (IPA, Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, etc), live MUSIC (Rock, bluegrass, funk, jam bands, folk, blues, and quality house/techno), anything to do with the outdoors (hiking, rock climbing, camping, kayaking, picnics/BBQ, frisbee) Gardening (vegetables, medicinal and culinary herbs), Indian/Thai/Mexican/Italian food. We enjoy going out on the town as much as we like quiet nights at home. We are laid back, sociable, friendly, fun, and welcoming.

• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• beer
• bbq
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• live music
• blues
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• zip-line
• rock climbing
• anthropology
• medicine
• volunteering
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rancho Mastatal, Mastatal, Costa Rica
Zip-line tour, Volcan Arenal, Costa Rica
White water rafting, Pacuare River, Costa Rica
Boruca Tribe New Years Celebration, Costa Rica
Starfish Beach, Bocas Del Toro, Panama
Hiked Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala
Chichicastenago Sunday Market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Semuc Champey, Guatemala
Tikal Mayan Ruins, Guatemala
ATM Caves, San Ignacio, Belize
Bonampak Mayan Ruins, Chiapas, Mexico
Palenque Mayan Ruins, Chiapas, Mexico
Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico
Monte Alban Ruins, Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxacan cooking class, Oaxaca City, Mexico
Tepozteco Ruin, Tepoztlan, Mexico
Teotihuacan Ruins, Mexico City, Mexico
Tenochtitlan Ruins, Mexico City, Mexico
Anthropology Museum, DF, Mexico
Black Sand Beach, Hana, Maui, Hawaii
Red Sand Hidden Beach, Hana, Maui, Hawaii
Hiked part of the Napali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
Lavender Farm, Upcountry Maui, Hawaii
Pineapple Winery, Upcountry Maui, Hawaii
Haleakala Volcano Sunrise, Maui, Hawaii
Snorkling, Solomon Bay, Tulum, Mexico
Tulum Ruins, Tulum, Mexico
Chichen Itza Ruins, Mexico
Cenote Swimming near Tulum, Mexico

Teach, Learn, Share

Global Natural Health Alliance
a non-profit with a mission to provide alternative/natural medicine to impoverished communities around the world. Our approach is 3-fold. 1) We will provide mobile and permanent clinics in rural areas, 2) We will exchange knowledge with local healers and document traditional medicinal practices in the communities we visit, and 3) we will share our knowledge of permaculture and appropriate technologies that people can use to raise their own standard of living. It is important to us that we are helping people help themselves. We are always looking for opportunities to join forces with other people and organizations with similar aspirations as ours.

Unite.Heal.Empower.
www.facebook.com/gnhalliance

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Mexico, United States