I am American but have lived in Greece, Switzerland, UK, The Netherlands, Germany and have been in Vilnius for the past 12 years. I enjoy travel and adventure and have been to most European countries. I enjoy living in the Vilnius old town. Such a calm beautiful place. I hope you'll enjoy it too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people of other cultures who share my passion for travel and adventure. I have not hosted in a while. My life situation has changed and I am not as free as I was to host previously. But under certain circumstances I might consider it. If interested, send me a personal message and tell me about yourself.

Interests

I love to travel and explore different cultures. Living in Europe gives me the opportunity to easily reach places like Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Italy. I had the wonderful opportunity to spend two winter months on the Canary Island of Lanzarote.

I love playing chess. If you are a chess player or if you would like to learn to play chess, let me know.

Salsa is my passion. I dance L.A. Salsa reasonably well, but am taking Cuban salsa lessons. If you dance salsa let me know. I am always interested in learning some new steps.

I took professional massage lessons.

• salsa dancing
• beer
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• juggling
• travel
• family
• good conversation
• german language

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite movie of all time is Memento. My favorite book is Steppenwolf (Herman Hesse), favorite music type is Latin / salsa (like Carlos Santana- Smooth) and R & B. Amy Winehouse was amazing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing experience of my life so far has been becoming a father. I have a young son who is a delight to have around. I am divorced and he lives with me half time. When he is with me, I don't host. I prefer to spend time with my son. Please understand that this greatly limits my hosting availability.

One of the most exciting adventures I had was traveling the ring road in Iceland. Iceland is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited. I was amazed that mother nature had packed so many incredible geysers, waterfalls, icebergs, glaciers, volcanoes and assorted animals into one small island. If you get a chance, definitely go there. But you better not get me started on Iceland, because I will probably talk for hours about it and bore you to tears.

I was in a MOVIE! It was a tiny speaking part in a movie that played on the History channel. I even have my own page in IMDB.

I saw a baby being born (not my own).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach German, Greek, Lithuanian, Juggling, Physiology, Chess and of course English (mother tongue ). I can teach basic steps of salsa, bachata and kizomba

What I Can Share with Hosts

If time permits, I am happy to give a tour of the Vilnius old town.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States