CURRENT MISSION

Live, love, live, till you die...

ABOUT ME

PHILOSOPHY

Do no harm.
Live each day to the fullest.
Assume the best.
Take responsibility.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Would love to show others around my town: Santa Cruz & Monterey, California

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted by family and hosted in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Was also hosted in Petersburg, AK.

Interests

I spend most of my time on or near the water, either teaching or learning about whales, dolphins, birds and other marine life, or just playing: kayaking, sailing, outrigger canoeing..
Crazy about dogs and all animals.

• animals
• dogs
• birds
• singing
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• sailing
• swimming
• languages
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

West African, Celtic music as well as blues/funk are my favorites.
Songcatcher movie, Unbearable Lightness...
Bone People...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping on the top of a mountain in a lightning storm.
Being chased by a storm sailing in the South Pacific.
Rafting down the Grand Canyon, Futalefu and Zambezi rivers.
Favorite activity: swimming in a cool ocean and listening to birds

Teach, Learn, Share

kayaking, birding, sailing, hiking, languages

What I Can Share with Hosts

a walk, stories, IPA

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Chile, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Israel, Japan, South Africa