sports accompishments:
Wisconsin State Champion, speed skating 1983-84
US national qualifier, speed skating 1984
ranked 17th US men's singles luge 1986
missed Olympic trials 1988
US Team Handball championship participant 1986
Gold and silver medalist, women's cycling, Gay Games 2006
2 silver medals, women's cycling, World Out Games 2006
bronze medalist, women's cycling, World Out Games 2009
winner, women's triathlon relay, Summertime Blues triathlon 2008

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

because I appreciate more others that are from cultures and backgrounds different than my own. I am strengthened and made better by our diversity.

Interests

Amnesty International-Houston: human rights issues including GLBT, human trafficking, children used as soldiers, Human Rights Campaign, Wisconsin Alumni Association, smuggled Bibles to persecuted Christians behind Iron Curtain 1986

• human rights
• triathlon
• blues
• cycling
• sports
• olympics
• handball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

English, Latin, and Russian pop
"Tracks of Glory" the Major Taylor story, "Ma Vie en Rose" subtitled, "Great White Hope" the Jack Johnson story, "Rosa Parks", "The Rothschilds", "Raoul Wallenberg story", "But I'm a Cheerleader", "Beautiful Daughters"
"Cruise the Passage of Peter the Great" Philip Ryan

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

become a world champion

Teach, Learn, Share

"I only consider myself an ordinary person however who can sometimes accomplish extraordinary things." Hana
"My purpose is to inform, educate, and hopefully to inspire." Hana
“Do not seek to merely be a part of history. Rather, be one who makes history.” unknown
“The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to have won, but to have taken part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. It is not just significant to have conquered, but to have fought well.” Baron Pierre de Coubertin
I hope to be an inspiration to others of what is possible when one has big dreams and aspirations. Ultimately, whether it is in sports, volunteering, my business serving my clients needs, or trying to be the best parent I can be for my children, I want to be successful in life itself and hopefully leave behind a legacy for those who love me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

spare bedroom with bunk bed capacity for 2 people comfortably, and couch of course for a third person but that may start to get crowded in the spare bathroom))

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine, United States