I'm 57 and retired early from America to live in Northern Thailand. I spend my days on Facebook and Youtube. I watch news on Cable T.V. and go out nightly to the local night market to listen to live music. I'm trying to meet people here in Chiang Mai and get involved in my community. I'm vegan, but occasionally will have egg or dairy. I like to walk a lot and explore my area that I live in. My previous job was working in private security in Portland, Oregon as well as working for Portland Community College, handling their surplus property. I enjoy music and the arts. I was married 23 years to a woman from Taiwan, but I divorced 4 years ago. We have a 21 year old son who attends the US Air Force Academy. He wants to be a pilot. Oh, one more thing: I'm Buddhist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people and also allow people to travel where money is not an object for an overnight stay. I want to share my place and have some fun. I want to meet people from countries other than USA.

Interests

• vegan
• traveling
• history
• buddhism
• current events
• cultural events

Music, Movies, and Books

Forest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, Dispicable Me, Titanic are some of my favorite movies. I enjoyed reading Shogun when I was in High School; it changed my life. I like the Beattles, Pink Floyd, 1970 classics. Anything played by guitar is nice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I travelled around the world after I graduated from High School over a 6 month period and had a great time. Spent time in Europe, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Singapore, and other places. My top destination ever was Nepal, where I hiked the Annapurna Circuit.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share basics of Buddhism. I know a lot about US history and politics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experience living in Chiang Mai and my retirement in Thailand. My philosophy of simple living. I love to share about budgets and finance and retirement planning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, China, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand