CURRENT MISSION

To seek and provide memorable experiences learning about other cultures and telling foreigners about my own. Having recently retired I will continue travels and gladly orient visitors in my home city.

ABOUT ME

Internationally minded, world traveler, minor linguist and historian who loves to explore old cities, and delve into new and ancient cultures. Also love conversing about different civilizations, writing about travels, and opening people's eyes. I can tell stories of my travels in the Holy Land, in ancient cities and jungle ruins, about some slick Asian cities and about the best national parks we have in the USA. Tourism, civilizations and conquests, cities new and ancient, development and progress, heritage and preservation, are all topics that fascinate me.

PHILOSOPHY

Very tolerant of others and of their views. Am behind in formulating my own philosophy, so I welcome the views of others especially those challenging the world I come from.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Will provide best guidance I can to any visitors to my city Washington DC. I'll also seek hosts in foreign countries to orient me about the local culture, past history, economics and politics.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met delightful, and very intelligent hosts in Bolivia and Egypt so far who were very informative and hospitable to me building my faith in the value of the couch-surfing approach to travel. It is not so much the comfort of the homes that I seek, but rather the warm and well-informed welcome, the 'inside story' told by a good host. I am seeking enlightenment, and am happy to enlighten if I can.

Interests

History of the New World, colonization and empires, museums, travel, music, light sports, in the US public television public affairs, showing the best of my very beautiful home city. Am happy to explain to non-Americans all about studies, work and other opportunities to get to know the USA and its people. I also love speaking French, Spanish and Portuguese. My career website is www.KnightConsultLLC.com.
Also www.LinkedIn.com/in/manuelknight.
Also www.TripAdvisor.com/members/LisandroVoyager

Glad to take members to the Library of Congress, Union Station, Washington National Cathedral, to monuments along the National Mall, Air & Space Museum, and our airports: Reagan National Airport, Dulles International and BWI.

• writing
• traveling
• music
• history
• languages
• tourism
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music, cumbia, tango argentino, merengue-mambo, tap dance and jazz dance too. Am dancing less as I age.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Wayna Picchu and from atop for nearly an hour pondered the ruins of Machu Picchu and the river valley far below.

Teach, Learn, Share

Delighted to share my 35+ years of experience as tourism sector planner with anyone interested in approaches to tourism development anywhere in the world. Also can advise on arranging studies in the USA.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Glad to share my knowledge of 99 countries visited, and deep knowledge of countries I have lived in.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States