I am (or I have been) a writer, composer, musician (guitarist and pianist), teacher, manager, volunteer, feminist, progressive freethinker, socialist, utopian, revolutionary, humanist, and spiritual agnostic.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Few things are more important to me than to travel, to immerse myself in new cultures, and to meet new people and to acquaint myself with new ideas and values.

Interests

I support the causes of animal welfare, arts and culture, civil rights and social action, economic empowerment, education, the environment, feminism, human rights, humanism, politics, poverty alleviation, science and technology, social services, and socialism.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• performing arts
• causes
• animal welfare
• civil rights
• education
• environment
• human rights
• womens rights
• social action
• dining
• drinking
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• computer science
• teaching
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Here is a list of some films I have appreciated and enjoyed. I may subsequently add a list of music and books.

Amadeus, Amélie, American Beauty, Antonia's Line, As Good as It Gets, Avatar.

Bagdad Cafe, A Beautiful Mind, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Big, The Big Kahuna. Blade Runner, The Bourne Identity. Bridget Jones's Diary, Broken Flowers, Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid.

Carrington, Cars, Catfish, Chocolat, Cinema Paradiso, Cousins, Crash.

Dances With Wolves, Dead Poets Society, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, Die Hard, Don Juan DeMarco, Driving Miss Daisy.

Elling, Emma's Shadow, The End of the Affair, Enemy of the State, The English Patient.

Far from Heaven, Fargo, Field of Dreams, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Frida, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Fugitive, The Full Monty.

Garden State, Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, The Graduate, Grand Canyon, Green Card, Groundhog Day, Guarding Tess.

High Tide, The Hunt for Red October.

An Ideal Husband, Il Postino: The Postman, Impromptu, The Incredibles, Inglourious Basterds.

The King's Speech, The Last Temptation of Christ, Lawrence of Arabia, Leaving Normal, Life is Beautiful, Local Hero.

The Man from Elysian Fields, Mary Poppins, Midnight In Paris, The Moderns,
Mrs Brown, Muriel's Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Cousin Vinny.

Napoleon Dynamite, No Country For Old Men, Notting Hill, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Out of Africa.

Peggy Sue Got Married, The Piano, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Pow Wow Highway, Pulp Fiction, The Purple Rose of Cairo.

Rain Man, Run Lola Run, The Razor's Edge, Real Women Have Curves, The Remains of the Day, Round Midnight.

Schindler's List, Searching for Sugar Man, Sense and Sensibility, Shall We Dance, The Shawshank Redemption, Shirley Valentine, Shrek, Smoke, Sneakers, The Sound of Music, Speed, The Spitfire Grill, The Station Agent.

The Tao of Steve, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Thelma & Louise, Three Days of the Condor, Titanic, Tootsie, Toy Story, Trainspotting, Truly Madly Deeply.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Under the Tuscan Sun, Up.

The Wall, WALL•E, When Harry Met Sally, The Wizard of Oz, The World According to Garp.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I've done is perform honest self-reflection and in the process try to learn and grow and become a better person. To me, this is far more amazing than even to circumnavigate the seas and to experience adventures along the way.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have skills and interests in activism, coalition building, computer science, guitar, information technology, management, music, organizing, organizational development, public speaking, social change, strategic planning, and writing among others.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share congenial conversation, good food and drink, and a comfortable place to stay on your way.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, Netherlands, South Africa, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States