CURRENT MISSION

Living a whimsical, fun and adventurous life

ABOUT ME

Have been in So Cal/Long Beach for many years so can show all the cool spots in town and around So Cal. Currently between positions and so have lots of time for exploring.

Enjoy lots of sports and activities

Come to Long Beach to play and see the sites of Los Angeles and Orange County.

PHILOSOPHY

Try it at least once.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Looking to host some folks whilst working on some projects around the house and then likely do some travelling and exploring of my own.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed a cousins couch in New Jersey many years back and surfed an apartment in Paris.Hosted 100 plus surfers since October, 2010. Bring on more surfers !!

Interests

Camping, backpacking, hiking, skiing, skating, running, biking, swimming, diving, surfing, yoga, acroyoga

Art, people, culture

New technology, science.

• arts
• culture
• dining
• yoga
• marathon
• running
• technology
• traveling
• investing
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• science
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Whole Earth Discipline by Stewart Brand
The Pattern on the Stone by Daniel Hillis
Fire (Graceling) by Kristin Cashore

Movies:
Being John Malkovich
Chocolat
Full Metal Jacket
My Life as a Dog
Princess Bride
Fight Club
Too many more to list

Music:
Everything from classical, baroque, alt rock, 80's rock, folk, classic rock, rockabilly to house, break beat, dub step and the list goes on and on and on . . .

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing Mt. Whitney (14,500ft), highest peak in the continental US - see photo

Finished the LA Marathon in March, 2010 - 4:24 on an injury.

Canyoneering is a blast - see photo

Teach, Learn, Share

Have been in the IT industry in Telecommunications for years and so know my way around routers, switches, gateways, proxies, firewalls, etc.

Rehabbed three properties so know lots of fix-it stuff and buying and selling property also familiar with investing.

Interested in sustainability, local food, yoga and more!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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