I'm a very friendly, outgoing person who loves being out in nature and traveling the world.

I'm an attorney with the State Department.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people, especially those open enough to share their living room with a stranger!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Prokofiev symphony no. 5, symphony-concerto, War and Peace; Brahms solo piano works op. 79-119, piano concerto no. 1, piano quartet no. 1; numerous works of Bach; Liszt piano sonata in B minor, fantasy and fugue on 'ad nos, ad salutarem undam' for organ; Nielsen symphony no. 5; Shostakovich violin concerto no. 1, piano trio no. 2, symphony no. 10.

Movies: My Cousin Vinny, Strictly Ballroom, The King's Speech, The Shawshank Redemption, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hidden Figures.

Books: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo; To the Lighthouse; Eisenhower in War and Peace; and the Edmund Morris trilogy on Theodore Roosevelt; Team of Rivals.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaked 115 miles solo in the Solomon Islands, camping on uninhabited islands.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share on many dimensions but am more interested in learning about others' ideas and experiences!

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Austria, France