CURRENT MISSION

travel everywhere the opportunity arises

ABOUT ME

I've thought about operating a bed & breakfast - then i thought about letting people stay for free but i figured i would accept donations to cover costs. Now I'm open to anything. I've wanted to get some Japanese straw tatami mats so that instead of a B&B i could have a "Tatami & Tea" but i have yet to do that.

PHILOSOPHY

Most people are generally good.
It could have been worse.
Strangers are friends you haven't met yet.
Nature bats last!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

spread the word to friends

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

first time was in New Orleans - and encourages me to get more involved

Interests

hiking, organic fresh fruit/seasonal vegetables
dark chocolate

• breakfast
• chocolate
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Ratatouille, Pay it Forward, Wallace & Gromit, DaVinci Code, Amelie

Peter Gabriel, Shawn Colvin, The Shins, Emmylou Harris, REM, Daniel Lanois, Billy Joel, Alanis Morissette, Natalie MacMaster, Soundtracks for Chocolat/City of Angels

Omnivore's Dilemma/Botany of Desire/anything by Michael Pollan, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, Ship of Gold by Gary Kinder, Musicophilia/Uncle Tungsten/anything by Oliver Sacks, Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammett, Edward R. Tufte's ideas on visual display of information

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Reached summit of Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft.) in Washington state - the hardest endurance climb i've ever done.

Teach, Learn, Share

would like to build a passive solar home with zero utility payments

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Guam, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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