CURRENT MISSION

Visit every country, learn new languages, meet interesting people and live a full life!

ABOUT ME

I am a teacher, filmmaker, and adventurer. I love to be spontaneous and find the fun in anything.. there is never an excuse to be bored! I grew up in Los Angeles, went to University in LA and Guam. Lived in Peru while filming my Master's Thesis a documentary on tourism and it's effects on the local inhabitants. Taught at a public high school in Japan for three years. Spent 9 months traveling by land in Africa... and then "settled" down as a at - risk teacher in San Antonio.

PHILOSOPHY

Explore, experience, try to leave the world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined a while back when my friend told me how great this was, but have not been active... that will change!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to couchsurfing, but so far love the few experiences I have had. Being able to get a local perspective while traveling is the reason I do it. I would much rather go shopping in a local market, venture into a local restaurant and just wander a suburban street, than see the major tourist sights and museums.... and to me that is what couchsurfing is about really getting to know the local flavors and unique rhythms of the place that you are in and being able to share your perspective on these with others!

Interests

I am interested in travel, movies, urban planning, languages, books, food, scuba diving, running, and learning everything I can!

• books
• documentaries
• dining
• running
• walking
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• teaching
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite movies are: Shawshank Redemption, Amelie, Once Were Warriors, Baraka, Thin Red Line and documentaries.

Music: I like all kinds with favorites being Frank Turner, Tom Waits, Bad Religion, Lyle Lovett, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Michael Franti, Social Distortion, Bob Schneider, Shawn Mullins

Books: I love to read mostly nonfiction, I loved Guns, Germs and Steel, Road To Ubar, and Siddhartha.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking the 88 temple pilgrimage in Shikoku Japan was my most memorable travel moment! Recently staying with wonderful hosts has really helped me to appreciate the country more and make lifelong friends!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to travel (as I am sure almost everyone on this site does) and am always sharing my travel experiences with anyone who is interested.

I also love learning (or trying to learn) new languages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We just bought a new house and hope to have space in Feb, We are in the Lone Star area near southtown and blue star.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guam, Japan, Peru, United States

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