Originally from Seattle.
Travel addict now living in Porto.
Former medical research scientist.
Former organic hobby farmer.
Former professional oyster shucker.
Former chef.
Former musician.
….the learning never stops.

There are rumors that I might have an active Pokémon Go account. 🤷🏽

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

New to Couchsurfing and newish resident in Porto. I’m in love with this city and happy to say that I’m still very much a tourist here. I love walking the city and exploring its history and its food and its wine and its music. Meeting fellow travelers to show off this amazing city and also to help me plan my next travel destination!

Interests

• cooking
• wine tasting
• gardening
• music
• opera
• backpacking
• biology
• road trips
• nature
• farming
• foodie
• futebol
• botany
• mushroom hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical/symphonic mostly. Former clarinetist and present-day ukulele student. But love all kinds of music. And any live performance, from street musician to fancy concert hall, gets my blood pumping.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3-day backpacking to Machu Picchu was really nice. Backpacking thru Alaska was also epic. I guess backpacking pretty much anywhere would make me happy. That seventh year at Burningman was pretty amazing, too. But it didn’t involve backpacking, so never mind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Portugal, United States