I am a cycling tour guide in Tuscany at the moment, and will return to teaching kids in San Francisco in a month of moments from now. I have been crazy about traveling since my first taste of trains in Europe at age 17. Since then I have explored Asia, South America, Europe, North and South America and just a bit of Africa and Australia. I don't know much about what the future may hold, but I aim to remain ever curious and hopeful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of the best things about traveling is the opportunity to see a place that is new to you through the eyes of one who is living there. From here, the real growth of exchanging ideas and culture and jokes and stories can begin. And meeting locals will get you to the best beer bar quicker too. Seriously, the exchange of ideas with real people beats the pants off of ascetic hotels or crammed in hostels.

Interests

Bicycling, Drawing and Painting, Art, Food, Beer and beer making, Wine, Accordions, all things Italian

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, Anything by Kurt Vonnegut or Haruki Murakami. Currently reading and loving Shackleton's Journey and loving it. Movies: Star Wars (the real one, Episode 4), Godfather, Spinal Tap,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycle tour from Vancouver to San Francisco

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Bad jokes from America
Learn: Bad jokes from you
Share: Beer, Wine, laughs

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories of traveling, life in San Francisco and Italy, pasta dinner made with as close to Italian ingredients as we can find.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Panama, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Hungary, Italy, United States