CURRENT MISSION

To boldly go where everyone has gone before!

ABOUT ME

Born on the North Carolina coastline, spend childhood growing up on farms from Cape Cod to the Appalachians. Once when I was a barely a teenager, I planted a pine tree with my Dad. Now I study environmental stewardship and produce and promote renewable energy. I like to travel slow except when on my motorcycle. I love these mountains.

PHILOSOPHY

Learning new things , listening and watching.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just start participatin'.

Interests

Competitive Backgammon, ocean sailing, gardening, rabbitry, motorcycle and auto repair, reading. I also like hiking, swimming and most anything outdoorsy. Not very competitive, but like to watch.

• dining
• wine
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• sailing
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to read books, sometimes too many at once.
Hermann Hesse, Sartre, Wilke, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Murakami, Yukio Mishima, Dostoyevsky, Nabokov, so many!!!!

I like artsy-fartsy films, but also have a soft spot for old samurai and westerns too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have dipped into the amazing Black Sea, which is actually not black at all but warm, clear and wonderful....

What I Can Share with Hosts

food and wine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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