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Overview

  • 22 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • self employed
  • Universtiy of Oregon BS. Backpacking through 20 countrys
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To continue to meet the most interesting people possible. This usually includes curious people who love to be active and travel outside of their home country.

ABOUT ME

Without exception, I meet the coolest people while traveling and love the unpredictability of the backpackers schedule. I love active sports of every type and especially beach volleyball. Of course I also love to go out and get a drink or three once the sun drops.

PHILOSOPHY

To have my understanding of other countries and cultures be formed by travel and personal experience rather than from the media.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, surf, donate, and live the lifestyle.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has changed the way I view the world one couch at a time. Way too cool. And the hosts are fantastic!

Interests

sports, sailing, vino, old architecture, music, outdoors and just recently added Salvidor Dali.....

  • architecture
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • sailing
  • sports
  • volleyball
  • communications
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Gotan project, Theivery Corporation, Beck, Moby, Culver City Dub, Beat Pharmacy, Nelly Furtado, Beasty Boys, The Prodigy, Si*Se, Swollen Members, Bob Marley, 2Pac, Noiseshaper, Nas, Jimmy Hendrix, Eminem, Duran Duran, The Cars, Jay-Z, Bjork, Chambao.
Movies: Gladiator, Anchorman, What the bleep do we know, Old School, Breakfast club, Fight club, There's something about Mary, My cousin Vinny, Office Space, Shawshank Redemption.
Books: Lonely Planet, Frommers, Tuesdays with Morrie, In to thin air, Alchimist, Prophet, Walden, Surely your joking Mr Feynman, The never ending story, Origions Reconsidered, The art of happiness, Black holes and baby universes, Lewis and Clark Expedition.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dove the Blue Hole in Belize. Got narked at 140' then swam within 10' of bull sharks on the way back up!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm pretty handy with construction. I can teach you to play volleyball. I really love to share traveling experiences and want to learn of new places I haven't been. I really want to learn how to sail.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, England, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

Old School Badges

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