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Overview

  • 20 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish, Thai
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2022
  • University Administration
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • From Lompoc, CA, USA
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About Me

I am always looking to make new friends and have new adventures. I love to travel and I am often solo. I have found Couchsurfing to be an amazing way to experience my journey. I am a bit shy, but I will be chatty before long. I have a lot of stories.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here to meet people and share good times. I enjoy experiencing places I visit through the unique lens of my CS host. I try to share my unique lens with CS surfers. I both host and surf, trying to maintain a good balance.

I am an introvert that prefers company, so it helps me to have a platform to connect with others. I've met a lot of awesome people here, so I'm sticking with it.

Interests

  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • trivia
  • traveling
  • music
  • karaoke
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • skydiving
  • biking
  • thailand
  • cruises
  • breathwork
  • lgbtq+
  • pokemon go
  • monasteries
  • pow wows
  • sausage making

Music, Movies, and Books

- Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right
- Grateful Dead, Morrissey, Prince, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Ed Sheeran,
- I watch a lot of Thai television
- I need to work on this section...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I lived as a monk for 3 months in a monastery in South Dakota.
- I did the AIDS LifeCycle bike ride: 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles over 7 days.
- Despite a fear of heights, I got my skydiving license and did nearly 100 jumps.
- I have been a member of a dance company for 19 years.

Teach, Learn, Share

- Have a drink
- Share a meal
- Exchange stories
- Adventure together

Human connections are paramount for the soul. That's what it's all about. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My gratitude, stories and friendship. I would love to have a drink or share a meal with you. I might as well bring something I like such as beer, wine, cheese, chocolate, pizza or peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets.

I will hope to host you at my home some day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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