CURRENT MISSION

Meeting as many people as possible from around the world

ABOUT ME

I am a 53 year old, black Jr./Sr. High School Spanish teacher. I love traveling nationally or internationally. I was an AFS (American Field Service) exchange student to Italy for the summer of 1981 and a Rotary Club Scholarship recipient to Spain for 1985-86. I am a very outgoing person and I generally like talking and interacting with people from all walks of life.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in making friends with as many people as possible because we all share a common bond: we're human beings despite cultural, religious, political and myriads of differences.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted over (60) people since I joined. In the spring of 2012, I hosted 16 members of a Latvian Gospel Singing Group. That was a great experience. They serenaded me one night with about 10 songs. They also mailed me a CD of some of their music when they got back home to Latcia. It's been a great experience hosting people. I have enjoyed my own couchsurfing experiences as well. I look forward to being able to host again some day. It's just that in 2012-2013 I was the host father for two boys via the AFS (American Field Service) Exchange Program. One son was from Switzerland and the other son from Denmark. After they left I rented out my two free bedrooms, so I decided not to host. Perhaps the new tenant won't mind having couch surfers staying occasionally.

Interests

Reading, traveling, watching tv, going to movies, singing in a choir, playing the piano and doing things with friends such as playing Scrabble, Tennis, Basketball or Pool.

• singing
• clubbing
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• piano
• basketball
• tennis
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical, Jazz, Blues, Musical numbers, Eminem (but I don't care much for other rap). Comic books, science-fiction, horror, detective and mystery novels. Occasionally an autobiography or biography. Spider-Man, X-Men, The Lord of the Rings (books and movies), The Matrix and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was the Foreign Language Coordinator for The World University Games that took place in Buffalo, NY in 1992.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Spain, United States

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