Hi there... I love to travel, explore, nap, day dream and create things. Most of my traveling has been road trips or similar. A long time ago around 2000 I started my own rental business in Chicago called RENTMYROOM.com --- that's where I started hosting guests in my condo and referring to small hotels and self catering homes. I still have my website but it's only for my home rental now.

If you are traveling around the Midwestern USA - my home is a good place to explore Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. I'm in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS and we have great bus service. Rockford is central to all the cities, and unique country attractions. It's also a good ROAD Trip stop outside of Chicago on you way WEST or EAST.

I was in the Hotel industry as a sales director in Chicago... Lived in Mexico also while I worked for a Tour Company. I hope to connect with other friendly and peaceful travelers. Peace!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Want to connect with like minded travelers and share my home.
There is a lot to see in my area and it' s fun to connect with cool people.
It just seems like a better way to learn about the world around us.

Interests

Traveling on shoe string budget. Photography. Hiking. People watching.
Intellectual or whimsical conversation. It's all welcomed in the company of peaceful worldly people. Enjoy exploring historic towns, small towns, retro and vintage shops, hole in the wall eateries. Local stuff.

As for my home aka Rockford Retro Bungalow I enjoy making it funky and artsy. It's a combination of minimalism, retro, vintage, bohemian and tiny house.

• photography
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• minimalism
• hiking
• business
• tourism
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Cuban Music!! World Music.
50-80's. Some Country. Today's pop too. I'll taste just about anything.
Like to connect my iPhone to my 60's Magnavox console stereo and groove.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew in helicopters in the Army

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking skills!! Living on small budget.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel tips and minimalist living skills. Network of tourism industry contacts.
Other hosts in Idyllwild California and Upstate NY. I do cook also and am a clean cook at that. So if you want to share a meal we can do that. Vegan, Vegetarian, or Ominverous is all good.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Mexico