ABOUT ME I love traveling and being in different cultures and getting a better sense of the world. I enjoy the outdoors, hiking, biking, skiing, gardening, wild mushroom hunting, cooking, tea tasting and wine tasting. I have been on 3 long bike trips, in 2006 I spent 5 months biking through France to Spain, 2 summers ago I biked south from Seattle along the coast to just north of San Francisco and last summer I biked up to the Yukon, Canada and went to the Arctic ocean and went into a bit of Alaska and then I hitch hiked with my bike back to Seattle, that was fun.

PHILOSOPHY

Live simple, learn something new and enjoy the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

share my experiences and whatever tricks I've learned to get around.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed with several people and hosted a few and had a good time comparing stories and sharing experiences..

Interests

hiking in the mountains, skiing, biking, gardening, cooking, tea and wine tasting, mushroom hunting, traveling, snorkeling, learning about the world, being creative, seeing wildlife in its natural habitat.

• wildlife
• culture
• dining
• cooking
• flying
• gardening
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• snorkeling
• skiing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

movies- Motorcycle Diaries, In the Name of the Rose, Charley Wilson's War, Into the Wild, Grizzly Man, Meru, Fred Becky-Dirt Bag Diaries.
Music- African, Latino/salsa, classical, Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, U2, ColdPlay, Joni Mitchell, Beatles
Books- A Fine Balance, Grapes of Wrath, A Primate's Memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Shock Doctrine, Warmth of other Suns, Alexander Hamilton, Ivan Doig books, The Lentil Underground, Spillover, Elephant Man, Life, Thousand Splendid Suns, Boys in the Boat, historical novels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My travels around the world brought the most amazing experiences. Seeing the wildlife in Africa, traveling through west China and into Pakistan. Spending 2 months in north India during Sept 11 attacks in NYC and talking with locals/tourists/experts on why.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach my skills on traveling, gardening, cooking, outdoors, the teas of India and living simple.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my experiences and stories of traveling and places I have gone and if you like black tea, I know lots about Indian Assam tea.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland