CURRENT MISSION

Awaiting instructions.

ABOUT ME

Living on the coast of Maine.

PHILOSOPHY

Life. Don't take it personally.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travel. Host. Correspond.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

pre-2015

One great stay, several swell guests; many coffees, some brief, some lengthy, some truly bizarre, all worthwhile.

Typical couchsurfer: Can I buy you a meal?

post-2015

With a handful of exceptions, one couchsurfer after another seems to have forgotten who's doing whom a favor.

Typical couchsurfer: when's dinner?

Interests

Used book stores, cafes, Europe.

• books
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Black Narcissus, Open Water, Mystery Street, The Browning Version, Havana.

Books: Malvern (malvernthenovel.com), Waterland, Lolita, Disgrace, The Honourable Schoolboy.

Film noir, Val Lewton, the Beatles, Johnny Hallyday, and, yes, Yes.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lit a fire.

Came upon an abandoned town on the shores of the Mediterranean.

Teach, Learn, Share

There's no crime like kidding yourself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories. Books. Food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal