I'm from Norcal. I've never felt that was relevant until I wasn't there.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
-Lao Tzu

I like to wander. I've been all over western half of the U.S.A few of places on the eastern side. I've been to a few countries now, too, and every where I go I love something.

facts about me:

14. Asthma is my greatest weakness... so its fair to say my kryptonite is the air!

13. I was bitten by a black widow spider, (maybe twice?). The widow died... And I remained! (Roar?)

12. A friend and I once drove through the night and the rain on a whim hundreds of miles to see a place that we only learned had closed the week before when we pulled up to the gate in the morning. UPDATE: I went back recently when I realized I was passing through the same town again. I went down the country road and finally arrived at the Oregon Vortex... only to find it closed again! Only and hour prior! Hahahaha!

11. My first word was "Bilbo".

10. I wouldn't kill for Anthony Bourdain's job, but I'd think about it. (I said this for years. Now it just makes me sad)

9. I only spent a week in morocco, but I miss the tea.

8. I think all amazing human achievements ever in history were orchestrated solely by people and had nothing to do with aliens. At all.

7. I was named after my great grandmother. I wish I would have met her. Sounds like she was amazing.

6. In a perfect world, I'd travel for six months of every year, and live in the bay, near my family, for the other six. I'm very torn... I love ray Bradbury's "Rocketman".

5. Rarely have I felt manlier than when I walk down the street with an uncorked bottle of wine in my hand.

4. I can trace my life and almost everything in it, (jobs, places I've lived, trips I've taken, friends I have, maybe even the fact that I exist), to my uncle Danny being cut from the basketball team his sophomore year in high school. I am so glad they cut him from the team in 1975.

3. A friend and I napped in front of the Eiffel tower and watched the sunrise behind it, and then later that day we took a 3 euro tour of the city's sewers... and we couldn't decide which event was better

2. I can solve the rubix cube.

1. I'm not allergic to poison oak. It's my mutant power.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the exchange! Surfing is the best, but hosting is like discount travel for me.

I've been on here for years and it is by far my preferred way to travel. All my travel experiences have been made better by couchsurfing.

Interests

Computers, books, trading stories with people, exploring

• books
• wine
• traveling
• cars
• surfing
• basketball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Shawshank redemption; the sheltering sky; come sail away

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Of all the planes trains and automobiles I've ever I taken on a trip... the time we took an elevator from Switzerland to France was one of the best/strangest.

Teach, Learn, Share

Super glue, duct tape, toilet paper, large black garbage bags, dryer sheets. and... go!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories mostly; hopefully good times.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United States

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