I am an Architect and I travel for work between the Sacramento area and Napa as well as reside in both locations. I love animals and nature, meeting new people, sharing stories, and having meaningful conversations. I am creative, artistic, kind, and compassionate. I absolutely love music and it is a big part of my life. I look for meaning in all things, work at being present in the moment, and reflect with perspective through my personal experiences. I love learning, growing, and connecting with all things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Enjoy meeting new people, listening deeply, and sharing this experience we call living on earth.

Interests

• animals
• arts
• poetry
• architecture
• cooking
• wine
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• food
• meeting new people
• compassion
• consciousness

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I enjoy all forms of music and if not my personal taste, I can still appreciate it. I play an acoustic guitar for relaxation.

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Almost Famous; Everything is Illuminated. Leon; Life as a House; Ondine, Moon, Fight Club; Finding Neverland; Harold and Maude plus many more. I recently enjoyed the Film Captain Fantastic.

Books: The Alchemist; The Four Agreements;
Radical Acceptance; Wabi-Sabi; Books on self development and spiritual growth; architecture, art, non-fiction , Poetry by Rumi...one of my favorites...”The wound is where the light enters you...”; Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce...many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled to Mexico to deliver donations to an orphanage and spent the week there with my childhood friend from Amsterdam. We took the kids from the orphanage on a varied destination excursion including an exploratorium visit, back country hiking, and a trip to the ocean for kayaking,. Most of the kids had never seen or experienced the ocean.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach Compassion and positivity; Learn patience with humanity and maintaining hope; Share:Love for one another and creativity; meaningful conversations and being present; Laughing and connecting with other individuals.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Genuine interest in another being and the sharing of similar interests through conversation and activities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, China, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, England, Grenada, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States