CURRENT MISSION

To see everything there is to see in our nation and many others

ABOUT ME

Don't even know where to start. I'm a very complex person. I guess you'll have to meet me to get to know me! But I will say that I’m an opera singer who travels all the time for gigs and auditions.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in doing what you set out to do, and that, as cliche as it sounds, you will ultimately come to regret the things you didn't do much more than the things you did.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now, just looking to surf any time I can when I travel. Not in a living situation right now where hosting is an option, but I hope to be at some point.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just getting started with it, but good so far!!

Interests

singing, baseball, politics, law, presidential history, conversation, acting, playing cards; poker, cribbage, hearts

• singing
• acting
• politics
• traveling
• poker
• opera
• baseball
• history
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Ghosts of Mississippi, A Few Good Men, Rounders, Apollo 13, My Fellow Americans, Mrs. Doubtfire, American Pie I II and Wedding, Now and Then, Stand By Me, Father of the Bride 1 and 2, Meet the Parents/Fockers, Tommy Boy, There's Something About Mary, Happy Gilmore, Screwed, A Guy Thing, Saved!

Music: Basically a little bit of everything: classical--Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc.;
20th century wind ensemble literature--Gustav Holst, Alfred Reed, James Curnow, David Holsinger, Jacob de Haan, etc.,
soundtracks--especially those of John Williams, Randy Edelman, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, or Patrick Doyle; the fine line between musical and light opera--i.e. Gilbert & Sullivan;
pop/rock--Beatles, Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, etc.;
a little country--Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins; a bit of 20th century church music--John Rutter, Glenn Burleigh;
Jewish and American folk--Debbie Friedman, Donny Maseng, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell

Books: The Rainmaker, A Time to Kill, The Runaway Jury, anything else by John Grisham, Illiberal Education, The Face of the Tiger, Unholy Alliance, Miracles Happen, The Bad Guys Won, any other baseball or presidential history non-fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For the past several summers, I have been in Europe doing intensive opera training and performing in productions in Italy and Germany. What all brought it home to me the I am finally starting to see the places I had always read about and dreamed of seeing was the first summer in Italy, and when the opera program was over I hiked on Mt. Vesuvius and saw the ruins of ancient Pompeii--it's something I had been fascinated with since I learned about it in about third grade, and it was truly a breathtaking experience to actually see it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Gotta talk with me to really get an idea. I have a hard time being concise about ANYTHING. I may talk your ear off at times, but I want to listen to anything and everything you may have to teach me as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

At the moment I cannot host, as my living situation is such that it is not really my offer to make. But I can show travelers around a bit, meet up, and possibly offer rides somewhere if necessary.....

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States