CURRENT MISSION

to boldly go where no Lucas has gone before

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a dance you learn as you go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I won't be in Romania too much longer but I can answer questions and make travel suggestions about Romania specifically or for Americans traveling in Eastern Europe in general. If you catch me before August I can meet you in Turda or Cluj for coffee, conversation, and travel tips.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't stayed with a CouchSurfing host yet...but when I first came to Romania I stayed with a "gazda" or host family for a few months. Living with locals is the best way to get to know a place, that way you don't just see buildings and go to restaurants, you get to know the story of a place, find special out of the way spots, and best of all eat food the way that locals actually prepare it!

Interests

Writing, Travel, the "Food Story" of places I visit, Swing Dancing, Gardening, Green Design and City Planning, Science Fact & Fiction, Martial Arts, Sociology, Ecology, and Systems Thinking. Political and philosophical conversations over coffee in an interesting cafe!

• arts
• writing
• design
• dancing
• swing dancing
• dining
• recipes
• coffee
• gardening
• traveling
• martial arts
• ecology
• science
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I have most of the Back to the Future trilogy memorized but I also like: I Heart Huckabees, Everyone Says I Love You, Fight Club, The Burbs, and The Philadelphia Story.

Music: I like all different types of music and I love finding new artists and sounds to enjoy, but my fallbacks are Paul Simon and swing, blues, jazz, and big band from 1920's-1940's.

Books: I read a lot of humor, I like most things by David Sedaris, P.G. Wodehouse, or Garrison Keeler but Good Omens is one of my favorites.

If I am not reading humor I like popular science fact anything on string theory or multiple universes is interesting.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailed a Brigantine ("tall ship") from Tacoma, Washington to Sitka, Alaska

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some recipes from American, Romanian, and Hungarian kitchens. I'd love to learn local recipes from you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Fiji, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Romania, United States