CURRENT MISSION

To get some vacation here in the Balkans before my return to the US!

ABOUT ME

Oh crap. Big space here. Well, I am 34 years old, avid traveler, aquarius, engaged, part-time astronaut & cordon bleu trained chef. Naw. Some of that is true but I will let you figure out which parts. I can make a mean pico de gallo though. I am interested in post-cold war (potentially new cold-war; yipes!) eastern european countries public health, politics and gender. Have a sweet fiance at home and the cutest pug in the whole world! I am open to new people and new points of view and am prepared to have my own as well. Not "typical" american and am pursuing a life without bookends, so to speak. That's about it for now. Leave SOME mystery.

PHILOSOPHY

"...there is more to knowing than being correct." The Tao of Pooh

AND

This is your life. There is no dress rehearsal.

AND

"You can't polish a turd." Quote from the movie "Christine" by Stephen King

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hmm, dunno. Just starting. We shall see how this goes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Little bit in Croatia with Nikolina. Totally awesome experience!

Interests

Movies & music (almost all types for both; some rap makes me crabby), running, lifting weights, yoga, pilates, spinning (ouch!), working with public health foci, taking my dog to the park, playing pool, etc. Wow, sounds like I am a total stud! Actually, am beginner at yoga, pilates, and spinning so don't think I am that cool.

• dogs
• yoga
• pilates
• running
• politics
• movies
• billiards
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Life of PI
Three Cups of Tea
Middlesex
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
The Omen Series (Except IV- Blech)
"Chick Flicks"- like things with Amanda Bynes- are my guilty pleasure
Alice in Chains
TOOL
Ali Farka Toure
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Murder City Devils
Puccini Operas
Beirut

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to Beirut, Lebanon on a whim. Saw a Lebanese wedding. Totally beautiful and over the top. Awesome ceremony. Hard to think of just one. Life is beautiful, you know?

Teach, Learn, Share

Not yet. Am still grasshopper.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Serbia, United States

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