CURRENT MISSION

enjoy.

ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in rural upstate NY in the US. I have always been into sports, learning, meeting people, and going to as many new places as possible. My wife and I are high school English teachers in NY, but working as ESL teachers now in Madrid .

PHILOSOPHY

Umphrey's McGee has a song about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed a few times while I traveled through New Zealand, and have hosted since returning to the States.

Interests

reading,writing, a good cut of steak, hiking, sport, meeting new people, going out with friends, music

• writing
• reading
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• sports
• rugby

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:The Iliad, 1984, Wheel of Time series, Hamlet, Lolita, The Stranger.....

Music: Umphrey's Mcgee, Gov't Mule, My Morning Jacket, moe., Pink Floyd.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

skydived.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

my home

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States