ABOUT ME

Tall. I laugh and whistle quite a bit. I like to dance. I'm a happy-go-lucky kind of fella.
Raised in an Amusement Park in Pennsylvania. Went to college for acting (I make a split second appearance in X-Men). Traveled the world for 4 years on Cruise Ships. Married a Canadian, moved to Canada, almost opened a Soup Restaurant. Moved back when that didn't work out. Been in Retail and Restaurants for the last 10 years and decided to stop living for tomorrow. Decided if someone handed me a million dollars, I would travel and run. So now I'm doing that sans the million dollars.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

I ran 50 marathon routes in 50 states in 50 weeks in 2016. In 2017, I will be in Europe for a little excessive 3 months touring and running in 14 countries. Looking for some accommodations and guidance in the areas I am visiting. I'm a good host and a good guest and love meeting people and sharing stories.

Интересы

I run. I cook. I read. I have a million little passions that I follow when the light sparkles off of one of them.

• books
• acting
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• working out
• traveling
• socializing
• live music
• scuba diving
• libraries

Музыка, кино и книги

As a Gemini, my musical tastes change on the spur of the moment but I'm a sucker for a great horns section. Modern Soul like Sharon Jones and the Dapkings, Modern Folk like Iron and Wine or Ballroom Thieves, Oldies Rock, Classic Rock. Singer/Songwriters. Jazz. Blues. 80's Pop. Will only listen to modern day pop if it's reinterpreted by Postmodern Jukebox.
I am a voracious reader. Historical Non-Fiction like McCullough and Kerns, Romantic Historical Fiction like Sabatini , Rutherford, Cornwell. The Classics. Fantasy (Swords and Sorcery) and Sci Fi. Modern Classics like Irving and Robbins. Fantastical Fiction like Gaiman. Collected a huge library, now giving it away.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Shook hands with Nelson Mandela.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I love to cook so I am always glad to spend time in the kitchen either preparing a meal or helping to do so.
I have been asked by some of my European hosts to facilitate English speaking discussion groups. I am glad to do that.

Где я побывал(-а)

American Samoa, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Где я жил(-а)

Canada, United States