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North Bend, Oregon, United States
@LARBEAR1185
Member since 2011
CURRENT MISSION Travel while learning about sustainability practices. To observe other options than mainstream America. ABOUT ME Married, retired, living a sustainable life style, Enjoy traveling. We have a casa at Lake Chapala, Mexico and spend most of our time there. PHILOSOPHY I am living powerfully and live the life I love. If I spend a minute complaining, I give back to the world a minute of positive action Be the change I want to see.
Interested in Beer
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I can host travelers, show them the beauty of our area. I hope to experience the same. Please give me at least 24 hours notice to host. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE We are on house trade websites, and have done 15 successful trades.
Music, Movies, and Books
Atlas Shrudded made me want to drop out of corporate America. Micheal Moore's recent documentary: Capitalism, A Love Story, showed me I need to expereince other ways of being, I see I have been brainwashed. Music: Woodstock era rock and roll
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Bali, my favorite, every trip there is magical. Been to BURNING MAN numerous times, a life changer.
Teach, Learn, Share
I have learned the alchemy of salad dressings/marinades. I love going into someone's kitchen and amazing them with taste sensations from their own groceries. I am on a learning quest to live sustainably, observing other's lifestyles.
My Interests
Making things work better. Modifying my environment. Hiking. Traveling. Cooking international. Micro-brewed beer(I am a hop head) and good scotch. I am an avid bridge player, can we get a foursome together? Gourmet cooking. Trying new food combinations. Finding the perfect puff pastry. Long drives with a good stereo.
