CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy the moment.

ABOUT ME

I am friendly, laid back, fun-loving, curious, creative and intelligent.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to save the Earth and to spread love and harmony. I believe in the positive power of touch and thought. I believe in the inherent good in human beings and in the destructive power of mankind. I believe that each and every one of us can make a difference if we make a conscious effort to try.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I tell other travelers and like-minded folks about couchsurfing and invite the interested ones through email.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been doing it for quite some time now, hosting and surfing, and always enjoy it.

Interests

My interests are varied and expansive. Nature, traveling, gardening, solving the world's problems, dancing, coffee shops, concerts, all sorts of books, spontaneity, writing poetry, anything beautiful and there is beauty everywhere in the world, people watching, lightning storms, fireworks, wine, philosophy, conversation, hiking, camping, exploring, adventuring, roller coasters, every musical category that you can think of, fishing, sports, humor, dark beer, photography, chess, history, architecture, art, creative thinking, reading, movies, playing with my nephews and nieces, my family, my friends and a lot of other things.

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• architecture
• design
• photography
• beauty
• concerts
• dancing
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• gardening
• movies
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Wow. Where do you start? And who is going to read through this exhaustive list anyway? I'll make it easy on you and list the categories instead of each and everything that I enjoy.

Music: Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical, Rock, Salsa, Merengue, Latin, World, Tribal, Jam, Alternative, Acoustic, Voice, R&B, Dance, and everything else. Favorite Album: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue.

Books: Short stories, poetry, long novels, fiction, history, philosophy, and classics. Some books of note: Walden, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Les Miserables, Crime and Punishment, Franz Kafka's short stories, Silent Spring, The Monkey Wrench Gang, War and Peace.

Movies: Art films, documentaries, kung fu, old films, stupid comedies, intelligent comedies, action, drama, IMAX, National Geographic films, children's, and even the occasional romance.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many to name just one...

Getting paid to live in and design an environmentally-friendly community in Costa Rica.

Peru.

Published. As the photographer for the book:
"Arboles de la Universidad del Valle"

Teach, Learn, Share

This is for you rude USA'ers. Please be courteous and patient when you are in other countries. There is nothing more embarrassing than witnessing a fellow countryman bitching about the service or how inconvenient it is that someone doesn't speak English. It is ignorant and rude and will get you nowhere fast. That's all I have to say about that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Costa Rica, United States

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