CURRENT MISSION

Make the world within which I live a little better by caring for people and the planet, one day at a time!
ABOUT ME

Kind, fun, adventurous. One of 8 kids. Born and raised in USA. Have traveled to 54 countries around the world. Father of two beautiful young adults who are kind, intelligent, adventurous and making the world better through their daily actions.

PHILOSOPHY

Live each day as if it is your last. Learn each day as if it is your first.

Go to sleep with a smile and wake up more optimistic the next morning, every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted many surfers from individuals to couples to a group of 4 french girls on their nyc celebration weekend where we stayed up all night with champagne, stories and I made them all breakfast as the sun rose. They left without sleeping but great memories.

Interests

Love live music. Museums. Sight seeing. Intelligent conversation. Cultures. Reading. Extreme sports such as helicopter skiing, running marathons / half marathons. Business / work. Hanging out with friends and family. Live theater. Cinema.

• theater
• cooking
• running
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• music
• live music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• sports
• extreme sports
• business
• sightseeing
• love
• real estate
• intelligence

Music, Movies, and Books

All sorts of music from Jazz, Blues, Pop, Reggae, Rap, Rock, Opera, Classical. I read extensively from novels such as spy novels, espionage, love stories and factual books such as history, self improvement, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Extreme skiing.
Sky diving in Brasil.
Running marathons in multiple cities / countries.
Traveled for 54 countries. Some dozens of times.

Teach, Learn, Share

I mentor extensively using lessons learned for myself and a long business career at IBM. I use a “Wheel of life” and 10X growth models in mentoring.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, French Southern Territories, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vatican City State

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