CURRENT MISSION

To inspire our youth to get out there and explore explore explore!

ABOUT ME

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. (Dr Suess)

a little late to the travel experience, i am learning the ways of the world, one country at a time. spent 22 yrs working the same job out of college, rarely traveled. decided to sell my company before i followed my father's footsteps of deaprting the world days after retirement. 2 yrs of intl travel has brought me to a place i never could have reached sitting on my own couch in fort lauderdale, fl. i am committed to spreading the love from travel enlightened americans, that yes, we do travel and have words of wisdom to offer the travel community.

vagabond, spiritual, lesbian, vegitarian, animal lover, a beer or wine in the eves makes my day :)

PHILOSOPHY

"We end up spending the best part of one's life earning money in
order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it."
(Thoreau)
i say, pack it up, sell it, disregard those who say no, and explore the world without doubts or regrets.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

spreading the word to those i meet in my daily travels.... taking my couch surfing guests to local haunts, enjoying the local culture

visited 60 states (26.6%)Create your own visited map of The World

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i've couch surfed, as well, offered my couch to fellow surfers. i think its a great way to meet new people and offer/receive local knowledge.

Interests

volunteer efforts with groups in the ecuadorian amazon (to stop oil companies); Yoga, surfing (longboard), mountain climbing, triathlon (when i am in shape and not traveling) scuba diving (600+ dives) rock climbing, marathons, anything outdoors

• animals
• culture
• wine
• beer
• triathlon
• yoga
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

music - all types, from alt rock, rnb, classical, flamenco
movies - netflix documentaries
books - recently read three cups of tea, buddhism for westerners (llama surya das). anything paul cohelo, bill bryson, mostly non fiction but recently enjoyed ken follat's pillars of the earth

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

trekking cordilleara blanca and machu pichu in peru
patagonia in southern agrentina is not to be missed
mountain climbing in indonesia, jungle trekking in malayasia, scuba diving much of the south pacific, mountain biking from northern to southern vietnam, trekking the annapurna circuit in nepal and the camino de santiago in spain...so much to see so little time!

Teach, Learn, Share

at the older end of the backpacker spectrum, i feel i have a different perspective to offer (to the masses of twenty somethings). not that what i have to offer is 'better' just different. plus, i love nature, outdoor activites, volunteering my time all over the world. i recently gained my TEFL teaching certificate and hope to offer teaching english to international organizations or charities that can benefit. donating my time is my major focus right now.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guam, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States

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