CURRENT MISSION: LIVE! Increase awareness and expand perspective. ABOUT ME Doing all I can to experience as much LIFE as possible. I love going to new places and learning about the country from a local perspective. I feel the best way to get a feel of a culture is through their music, food and drink! The life experiences I've gained through travel are priceless.....many more to come! Don't wait to travel until you are old, you can't walk up stairs!!!!! PHILOSOPHY Life is NOT a spectator sport. A person's success is not measured by his/her bank statement. Life experience, gained through travel, is the only important commodity for me. 1. Family 2. Friends 3. Live the life that YOU want to live!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

More than happy to answer ?'s about Chicago or meet for a beer/coffee. I live in a very lively part of Chicago and love showing people around this wonderful city! I have a couch and an Aerobed so I may be able to accommodate 2 people. Staying with/talking with locals is so much more enriching than the sterility of a hotel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The girl I stayed with in Colonge Germany was really cool and gave me a personal walking tour of her beautiful city, we even went ice skating!! It is always to discover the good places to eat from locals who live there.

Interests

Freedom. Fun- I try to have as much as possible. Travel- is my passion, I can't get enough! The world has so many great places to soak in. Good beer Beach- "Some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine!" Food- Love going out to eat and trying new things, I make a point to eating the local traditional food wherever I go, especially street food Wine- Nothing goes better with a great steak than a glass of red wine Culture- Differences in people and customs make the world the wonderful, exciting place that it is! Hockey- Played my whole life.....best sport in the world! Chicago Blackhawks Football (American)- Love the Seattle Seahawks, their fans and the atmosphere at the stadium. Music- I really enjoy going to live shows. One of the reasons that makes Chicago such an awesome place to live.

• culture
• oktoberfest
• dining
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• sports
• soccer
• hockey
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Dazed and Confused, Tombstone, Top Gun, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Braveheart, Gladiator, Usual Suspects, Anchorman, Hangover, Vacation, Wedding Crashers, Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Casino, Last of the Mohicans, Pirates of the Caribbean, Watership Down, Dark Crystal, Step Brothers. Old School, Black Hawk Down,

Music: Alice in Chains, Tom Petty, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Billy Idol, Motely Crüe, Guns n Roses, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, The Animals, Jethro Tull, Foo Fighters, The Beatles

Books: Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allen Poe, Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Charles Bukowski, Henry Miller, Hunter S Thompson, Tropic of Cancer, On the Road, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lone Survivor, Pit Bull, Slaughterhouse Five, Liars Poker, The Gunslinger

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oktoberfest in Munich Germany
Scuba diving with a GIANT turtle in Philippines
Carnival in Brazil
Ice Cave in Austria
Lollapalooza (multiple)
World Cup 2014 Brazil

Teach, Learn, Share

I feel I can help people look at the positive side of things and realize that the glass is half full. Life goes by very quickly and the least we can do is make the most of it! I am good at planning trips and logistics which turns out to be very useful. I also have an uncanny knack for ordering the best thing on the menu.

I love to learn from people from backgrounds different than my own, older people, war veterans, Artistic people or people who are musically talented.

I try to share my love of life! Through food, sports, music, beer and wine. Get off the wall-- say and DO something!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A positive attitude
Travel tips and experience from around the world.
Restaurants recommendations in many US cities
Great places to see live music and bands who are great in person
Different beers and breweries all over the nation

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States