Recently “retired” from the UN to become a full-time writer. Was living in Somalia and decided to move somewhere peaceful, so picked Ukraine…Now I just travel. My languages=American, a bit of Thai and some English . Trying to learn more Spanish and Ukrainian.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Wish I could host more, but never had roommates open to the idea. Would love to meet travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My only time crashing with someone was in Egypt. The guy lived on the top floor of an old high-rise over looking Cairo. Awesome experience.

Interests

I write for a living, which is fortunate since I love doing it. Scuba diving and underwater photography are my two favorite hobbies. Also reading, lots of reading.

• arts
• writing
• photography
• human rights
• boating
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• scuba diving
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Books...way too many to name. For starters, anything by Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, or Cormac Mccarthy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to 85 countries…I’m counting this as one thing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I write professionally and love teaching the art to others. Also, strangely enough, I very much enjoy editing papers. If anyone wants some writing lessons or needs an important document edited, I would be pleased to help.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Somalia, Thailand, Ukraine, United States