CURRENT MISSION I'll make you eat insects, tongue and intestines AND like it! ABOUT ME I have never been drunk from alcohol but totally intoxicated with LIFE! I watched Dead Poets Society decades ago and have been shouting 'Carpe Diem' all my life. I try to maintain a sense of humor, a sense of wonder and the hope that life will continue surprising me. PHILOSOPHY "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It is difficult to get a real pulse of the vibrance of the Filipino culture if you simply hop-on and hop-off a tour bus. You need somebody willing to take you around to sample the odd street food, show you how to eat balut and point you to the best place for roasted pig! That would be me!

Interests

Scuba diving remains my first love. It has introduced me to various islands here in my country and I am extremely grateful. Food is the close second. I will eat almost anything! Photography, travel, cooking, Pixar movies, 80s music, corny 80s dancing, pictionary, road trips, peking duck, cheese pimiento sandwiches.....

• insects
• culture
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• movies
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Crash, The Holiday, Lord of The Rings, Matrix, Avatar, Love Actually, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels. MUSIC: light jazz, bossa nova, pinoy rock READING: Blue Like Jazz, Pride & Prejudice, TIME magazine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam with a trapped whaleshark once. It circled a few times watching me closely. Then it came right up to me and looked me in the eye. It circled again and I stood still but extended my hand outwards. He came towards me and rested his chin on my hand. Then he glided his entire underbelly on my outstretched hand. He circled once more and we looked at each other with a strange understanding that we were not going to hurt one another. No fear - there was a purity to the raw connection and trust I had established with this beautiful animal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macao, Micronesia, Federated States of, Norway, Palau, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State

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