I can discuss and help others learn about communitarian housing alternatives. Also interested in discussions about exchange rates, currency exchange, duty free, haggling/bargaining.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

To learn and discuss various topics and to share information about what it takes to stay at or temporarily live in a monastery. (Top writer on the topic of monasticism on quora.com.)

Intereses

Two places I hope to visit some day: Argentina & Sicily, perhaps via couchsurfing.

• argentina
• alternative living
• monasteries
• currency exchange
• haggling

Música, películas y libros

Music: Ska! Jazz fusion. Classical. Afro-Pop. Zydeco. Gregorian chant. British Invasion. Bluegrass. Newgrass. Electronica. Soul. Funk. Anything with BRASS instruments.

Films: Foreign, comedy, drama, experimental, anime.

Books: Non-fiction, especially history, current events, biography, how-to & DIY, philosophy, religion (all kinds), travel, diaries & logs.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Resided (and residing) in a Benedictine monastery with sisters (nuns) as a live-in volunteer.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

International cooking abilities; yard work; dog walking (in most cases) & care; cleaning; picking (produce); English & (some) German conversation skills; writing skills (including tutoring and ghost writing); ability to drive stick (getting rarer these days); child care (just one, please); storytelling; roofing (hammering shingles); jewelry chain untangling; silver & shoe polishing; flowering plant and houseplant expertise from working for florists; good listener and conversationalist (I.E. I don't hog the conversation, nor do I just sit there: I strive for BALANCE); meditation assistance and help; good companion for frail elderly.

Países que he visitado

Austria, Benin, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia

Países en los que he vivido

Nigeria, United States