CURRENT MISSION

To spread my English language skills around the world, which is easy as I don't speak anything else fluently.

ABOUT ME

I left my political consulting position in Los Angeles in 2008 order to spend two years traveling and writing. The bulk of my time was been spent on an island in Scotland writing about whisky. I also lived in Italy for a few months, traveled around Europe, Central America and was in India and Nepal for two months. I love meeting new people, and have had many international roommates through the years. I've returned to Los Angeles and will stay here for awhile.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life itself is really just the dead on vacation." - Tom Waits

"People living deeply have no fear of death." - Anais Nin

"If you're going to go backwards, at least go a different route." - Me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I look forward to hosting people and hope I am as good a host as people I stayed with while traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had some great and some...interesting... experiences couchsurfing. I look forward to hosting or meeting up with people here in LA.

Interests

Food, drink, music, writing, outdoors, sports, history, conversation.

• cats
• writing
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• whitewater rafting
• sports
• history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

What do riding elephants, working at a whisky distillery, whitewater rafting the Ganges, rescuing lambs in Wales, excavating Roman tombs, tracking jungle cats in the rainforest and helping out President Obama have in common? Me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Expert on whisky and leads tastings. I could talk about whisky for hours. Huge music fan. Love cooking with guests and hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United Kingdom, United States

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