Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people and have some fun!

Interests

Food, adventure, history, museums, finance and economics, camping, recreational shooting, and deep sea fishing. I love learning new things about the world, its people, and having new experiences!

• dining
• fishing
• camping
• hunting
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, but if I have to pick favorites in each category, then I'd say: 60s - 80s country music, Ayn Rand's books, and Westerns.

Here are a few examples:

Music: Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Conway Twitty, George Strait, Tammy Wynette, Glen Campbell, John Denver, Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, The Jezebels, Metallica, Zooey Deschanel.

Movies: The Agony and The Ecstasy, Ben Hur, The Big Country, Belle, Coal Miner's Daughter, The Count of Monte Cristo, Bridge on the River Kwai, Ghost, The Guns of Navarone, Hannah Arendt, High Noon, Lawrence of Arabia, Legends of the Fall, Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings, Monty Python movies, Patton, Rob Roy, Schindler's List, Seven Years in Tibet, Shane, The Shootist, You've Got Mail

Books: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, We The Living, Texas, Steve Jobs, Churchill's history of WW II, and so many non-fiction books I can't begin to list them.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saved a guy in Africa from getting his arm cut off with a machete.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some interesting stories, a well-refined ability to find and select great places to eat, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, United Kingdom, United States