I'm 38. I'm Buddhist/Atheist. My Myers-Briggs Type: ENFP. I've lived in New York City, Washington DC, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. I've spent many loved months in Berlin, London (and the British Countryside) and Mexico City.

I don't eat animals.

I like music, film, travel, nature, animals, people, resistance to injustice, drinking, learning and adventures. I don't think any of us will have wished we worked more when we are on our deathbeds. I tend to be much more attracted to men than women in romantic /sexual relationships.

"Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves" --Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

"I'm out here on my journey, trying to make the most of it... I'm a puzzle and must figure out where all my pieces fit" --Dolly Parton

"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." --E.B. White

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel frequently and enjoy meeting and connecting with new people.

Interests

• wildlife
• books
• lgbt rights
• animal welfare
• beer
• vegan
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• buddhist
• road trips
• beaches
• nature
• social justice
• film
• museums
• indie rock
• méxico

Music, Movies, and Books

I like many types of music and artists--and dig learning about some I've not heard before. Big Thief. The Weakerthans. Ratboys. Propagandhi. The Decemberists. Neko Case. Los Campesinos. The Kills. Depeche Mode. Fleetwood Mac. Rainer Maria. The Smiths. The Cure. Frightened Rabbit. Nicola Cruz. John K Samson. Kevin Morby. CHVRCHES. Broken Social Scene. Magnetic Fields. Kishi Bashi.

Books: Milan Kundera. Albert Camus. JM Coetzee. bell hooks. Naomi Klein. Margaret Atwood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I started a nonprofit over a decade ago that rescues animals from abusive situations and getting killed in municipal shelters, animal control establishments and elsewhere. I'm proud of the lives it has and continues to save.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Unique perspectives. Witty banter. Wild nights or quiet existential talks. Who knows?

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Mexico, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, Mexico, United States