CURRENT MISSION

To constantly meet new people and explore new things and learn from them both.

ABOUT ME

I am not your average anything. I like a lot of different things. I am easily amused and think life is fun. I love to learn, and I LOVE Detroit!!!! Nothing beats being able to walk two blocks to work, walk to 100 bars and restaurants, not to mention 8 theaters, a great park and a beautiful waterfront.
I give historical/architectural walking tours and take people on pub crawls around Detroit for my organization, Inside Detroit, and I love it! (www.insidedetroit.org)
I lived in Malaga, Spain for 6 months and loved it more than anything which is why I made my life in Detroit just like Malaga (except without the warm weather:)
Oh...and for the Myers-Briggs folks out there...I'm an ENTP.

Life is good!

PHILOSOPHY

Go Big or Stay Home!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love introducing people to the history, architecture, bars, restaurants, museums, parks and people that make Detroit great!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While living in Spain I became friends with a guy that lived in Brussels. When our travel plans had to change we made a detour to Brussels and stayed with Pedro for a week. It was my favorite city on the trip because he took us around to his favorite spots and introduced us to great things and people. It inspired me to start my non profit called Inside Detroit that basically will do that for anyone who wants to see Detroit from an insider's perspective.

Interests

Ok...I am not going to attempt an exhaustive list...I couldn't... I would be here forever, so maybe I'll just do 10.
Talking---Anything Detroit---Talking about anything Detroit--- History---Childbirth in American Culture---International Politics---Spain---Live Music--- Volleyball---Basketball--- Softball--- Hockey---Football---Old Movies--- Good books---and long walks by the river/ocean/lake. Okay, so maybe a few more than 10:)

• culture
• books
• theater
• architecture
• walking
• pub crawls
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• basketball
• soccer
• hockey
• volleyball
• softball
• history
• tours
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: I freely admit that what follows makes no logical sense, but here goes (in no particular order)....
Thornetta Davis---Billy Joel---RJ's Rhythm Rockers---The Sights---Janis Joplin---James Taylor---The Hard Lessons---Ella Fitzgerald---Cat Stevens---Perry Como---Anything on the oldies station---Three Dog Night---Cake---Showtunes---CCR---Sublime---Jim Croce---Pat Benetar---Me First and the Gimme Gimmes---Patsy Cline---Dan Bern---The Zombies---The Muggs--- ok...I think that's enough for now.

MOVIES:Monty Python Holy Grail----Usual Suspects----Princess Bride---Monkey Business(Pretty much anything with Cary Grant)---Coming to America---Life Is Beautiful---Dr. Strangelove---Singin in the Rain and many more.

BOOKS:Anything I'm reading at the time, but overall probably Jitterbug Perfume, Devil in the White City and The Fountainhead.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have assisted in the births of 5 of my nieces/nephews.

Teach, Learn, Share

Downtown Detroit has 37% less crime than the national average.
Detroit has the second largest theater district in the United States, 13,000 seats in a 2-block radius.
Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the World Trade Center, started his career in Detroit.
Detroit has the largest collection of Mies van der Rohe buildings in the world.
Motown Records was originally called Tamla Records.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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