I'm outgoing, energetic and easy-going. I like to get involved and work for positive changes toward a more sustainable and peaceful society.

My wife is a Medical Doctor and is committed to helping those most in need. She likes reading, spending time with family and seeing new places! She enjoys traveling and we plan on doing much more in the near future.

PHILOSOPHY

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We love to have visitors come and see where we live. Wheather it is in Nicaragua or the United States. It's also a great experience to meet locals while traveling ourselves. We are planning a trip now, and hope to meet many couchsurfers along the way!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experiences were through Global Freeloaders and Hospitality Club, All great experiences! And now it's Couchsurfing, where my wife and I have hosted several surfers in Nicaragua.

Interests

I enjoy being outdoors, playing sports (basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis), yoga, visiting new places, learning all the time and having fun. I just finished my first season as a High School girls tennis coach in WA.

I like movies, especially ones that have a message and educate people about important current events.

I'm interested in current movements in Latin America and how U.S. citizens can work with people throughout Latin America and educate fellow citizens to work to change current gov. foreign policy.

• yoga
• coach
• clubbing
• boating
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• sports
• baseball
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• world cup
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Some Movies: Even The Rain, Inception, Michael Clayton, The Lives of Others, Selma, Blackfish, 12 Years and Slave, Stranger than Fiction, Traffic, Babel, Run Lola Run, Why We Fight, Habla con Ella, Volver, Sicko, Thirteen Days, The Shawshank Redemption, Dirty Pretty Things, Midnight in Paris ....and more and more....

Some books: Pathologies of Power, Empires Workshop, The Bean Trees, La autopista del sur y otros cuentos, The People's History of the United States, The Open Veins of Latin America, The Alchemist...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A sixteen day wooden boat trip down the Colorado river in the grand canyon.

I witnessed Nicaragua's 2006 presidential elections, and then joined in the celebration and saw an amazing Latin American historical moment as their new president was inaugurated.
I was in Italy when they won the 2006 World Cup. I was on the streets of Bologna as the crazy celebrations started.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Pessimism comes from reality (because reality can be tragic) optimism comes from action (because action can change reality)." -Gustavo Gutierrez

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, United States

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