CURRENT MISSION

To never forget we are all one and love is all there is.

ABOUT ME

I have reinvented myself many times. I am currently in the process of reinvention number 6. I married my soul mate and life partner in May of 2015 and we love to travel together. My wife is from Belgium. I work in commercial real estate development, finance and sales. I am most excited about Tiny Homes, Tiny Home Village Development, Intentional Communities, Affordable Housing and how all this is evolving on the local level in my community and abroad. As of 2015 I now travel for work and predominantly stay in business hotels but I do enjoy meeting up with locals and like to couch surf when I am traveling for pleasure.

Lifetime Travels as of January 2016: 107 countries and counting.

PHILOSOPHY

To never forget we are all one and love is all there is, everything else is an illusion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to host people in my hometown of Austin, Texas, USA when I am there. I have hundreds of friends and can connect anyone visiting with someone they can relate to and enjoy meeting for social or business purposes. I am a Glomad (Global Nomad) and student of lifestyle redesign and how to travel around the world for almost free systems and love and use both. Enjoy sharing these tools with others.

I have finished a 5 year sabbatical around the world 5 times and then 2 pole to pole experiential trips of a lifetime from June 1st, 2010 to June, 1st 2015 to over 100 countries on 7 continents. Perhaps I will meet you in your hometown or on the road less traveled. I have couch surfed in over 70 countries as of January 2016.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many great CS experiences in Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, Russia, South America and the Middle East as well as many through friends across the US on long driving trips of 2 to 3 months in duration.

Interests

For work I am very interested in:

Commercial Real Estate
International Investment Banking
Tiny Houses
Development of Tiny House villages & Intentional Communities
Sustainable Living
Affordable Housing

• arts
• culture
• modern art
• dancing
• swing dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• running
• instructor
• clubbing
• politics
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• swimming
• business
• history
• medicine
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a ton of stuff. Most recently (2010 - 2012): "The 4 Hour Workweek" Revised Edition by Tim Ferriss, "Holy Cow" By Sarah Macdonald, "Burmese Days" by George Orwell, "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson, "Some Girls" by Jillian Lauren, "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert and "Down Under" by Bill Bryson, "Halftime" by Bob Buford, "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "The Art of Non-Conformity" and (The $100 Startup" both by Chris Guillebeau, "How To Travel The World For Free" by Shelley Seale & Keith Hajovsky and ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing and driving to the bottom of Copper Canyon in Western Mexico. Very remote and dangerous trip but amazingly beautiful. Toured 104 countries 500 cities and 1000 sacred sites on all 7 continents from June 2010 to June 2014 (48 months). Whew! Camped with cannibals in the Solomon Islands. Swam with a Giant Sea Turtle on the Great Barrier Reef. I have been to 46 of the 50 US States. Only missing Hawaii, Maine, South Dakota and North Dakota.

Teach, Learn, Share

Tiny Home enthusiast and industry promoter and pretty good at the "how to travel around the world for almost free systems" and love and use both. Enjoy sharing these tools and ideas with others.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I enjoy coaching and mentoring entrepreneurs and sometimes I am able to assist them with finding funding for their business or projects.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China, United States

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