Australian-born, US citizen by birth to American father; Life Member of Sierra Club, American Mensa, and United States Lighthouse Society; Toledo Planning Commissioner, Organizer for Coastal ORegon Konnections Meetup

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travel flexibility

Interests

Paddling and building wooden boats, hiking, biking, yoga, camping, travel, genealogy, podcasts

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ode to Joy, 1812 Overture, sea chanteys, bagpipes
Movies: Casablanca, Gone With The Wind, Wizard of Oz, Amadeus
Books: Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forrester novels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycled around Maui in three days, including up Haleakala

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Martin (French part), Scotland, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States