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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • I work for the poor, the left-out, the marginalized, the ...
  • Money can't buy public school education.
  • From Houston, TX
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

India?

ABOUT ME

A traveler, a bleeding-heart, a peddler for the poor. I love Dylan, Jesus, Gandhi, cheese enchiladas, and Irish stout - but not necessarily in that order.

PHILOSOPHY

To live outside the law you've to be honest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I don't have a ton of experience ... but I have both surfed, and hosted. Just a couple of each. And both times were really great experiences.

Interests

Photography, story-telling, fair trade, social activism, baseball, faith, Karl Pilkington, beer, New Balance tennis shoes, El Salvador, Johnny Cash biographies, french press coffee, Dot's in San Francisco, gardening, sustainable living.

  • photography
  • cheese
  • beer
  • coffee
  • gardening
  • baseball
  • tennis
  • law

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Love it. Love searching it out. Love listening to the standards. Some of my standards are Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, Patty Griffin, U2, Lyle Lovett, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Johnny Cash, Dylan, Tom Waits, and so many more.
Books: Life of Pi, Things Fall Apart, The Prophet, The Catcher in the Rye, God's Politics, The Stranger, How to Build and Operate a Mobile Home Park

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've worked in a shelter for people who are Homeless and Mentally Ill. I have stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Sudan, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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