CURRENT MISSION

learn and teach something every day

ABOUT ME

I am an energetic and fun-loving kid forever. I grow plants, raise animals, play hand drums, go backpacking, love snowboarding, and catch any reptile anywhere in the world. I live with my wife (wildlife biologist) and I have a 17-year-old daughter who lives with me half the time. Between the three of us we have about 20 different pets. I'm an integrated pest management (IPM) Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, and my interests and expertise include entomology, horticulture, ecology, mathematics and meteorology . I travel whenever I can-preferably to a place with natural beauty and/or interesting culture.

PHILOSOPHY

You only live once, so don't waste a chance to build friendship, experience pleasure and pain, and make someone laugh.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer up my humble abode to weary travelers. I will teach you something and you will teach me as well.

Interests

gardening, board sports, hiking, reptile catching, birdwatching, cycling, intramural sports, expedition backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Reggae (dub, dancehall and oldies), hip hop, gangsta rap, electronic, international, percussion. There is a time and a place for all genres of music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I slept overnight in a prison cell on Alcatraz Island and explored the abandoned infirmary and the roof by headlamp.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States