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Overview

  • 270 references 232 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 69, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Educator
  • College degree, travel, and reading.
  • From Huntington, WV, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I've been in the education field all my life and think education comes in 3 forms...1.) Reading 2.) Travel 3.) Schools (formal education)....in that order. If I can help educate anyone through the aspects of travel then I want to be of assistance.

ABOUT ME

Principled, Honest, Staightforward, Generous.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting this year to set up possible couches for my trip AROUND-THE-WORLD in a couple of years.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some tremendously AWESOME surfers who are IMPRESSIVE representives for their countries. They have truly enriched my life.

Interests

Cultures and People

  • meet new people
  • cultures and people

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz music, science fiction books and movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1.) Joined Couchsurfing University!
2.) Watching the sunset on Lahaina Beach in Maui.
3.) Drinking from a waterfall in Machu Pichu.
4.) Washed my hands in the Hot Springs in Korbus, Tunisia
5.) Surviving a Thunderstorm in the Amazon.
6.) Standing at the foot of Christ the Redeemer in Rio.
7.) Walked through the corridors of the Coliseum in Rome, Italy.
8.) Smelling the coffee mountains in Jamaica.
9.) Ziplining with my 2 sons in Costa Rico.
10.) Experiencing the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Statue in Washington D.C. with the only sitting U.S. Congressman to March from Selma, Alabama.
11.) Walked through both Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy & Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
12.) Experienced the Haleakala Sunrise in Maui.
13.) Visited the Enrico Fermi Lab, near Chicago Illinois.
14.) Walked through the incomplete Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor #5, in northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine 🇺🇦.
15.) Took the Grand Tour of the CERN (LHC) Particle Accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland!
16.) Had lunch halfway up the Swiss Alps!
17.) Attended a ballet in Moscow, and an Opera in St. Petersburg, Russia.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Me

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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