CURRENT MISSION

I feel a bit lost in this big ole world, not sure where to go or what to do, but I'm gonna keep on truckin and drink in every bit of the journey

ABOUT ME

I have a deep love affair with the written word, I love to cook, especially for others, I enjoy a good red wine or a finely made Jack and Coke, I am blessed with a big, loud and loving family, I think dance and music are essential to any happy life, as well drinking at least 2 cups of coffee a day, I believe in random acts of kindness and the ability of one person to change the world, peace and happiness is attainable for all but we have to work together as the human race to achieve our greatest potential.

PHILOSOPHY

~Live~Laugh~Love~

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am fairly new to this project but I believe in what it is trying to accomplish and look forward to knew encounters and adventures.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well I have bounced around many places sleeping on the couches or spare beds of friends; and I can say that the experience changes you each time and causes a new bond with the host that is kind enough to accomodate you.

Interests

Reading, cooking, good wine, storytelling, adventures, laughter, rocking out, live music, bagpipes, art, culture and experience

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• causes
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• reading
• music
• live music
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:The Big Lebowski, Empire Records, A Hard Day's Night, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, 300. Superbad, My Fair Lady, The Birds, Anything by Tim Burton or Alfred Hitchcock

Music:Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, James Taylor, Newton Faulkner, The Fratellis, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Any Irish bands, I'll listen to anything really

Books:The Sun Also Rises, Eat Pray Love, Buried Alive, Summer, The Things They Carried, To Kill A Mockingbird, Hippie, Sooo many I love that I can't even remember now

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was a witness at the amazing dedicaiton ceremony for a Buddhist Peace Pagoda that was built in my hometown of Grafton, NY in 1993. These pagodas are designed to be a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace.

When vacationing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on summer my family was walking to the beach and discovered that a huge humpback whale had beached itself. It was so sad to see this massive, amazing creature out of its natural enviroment and it has stayed with me my whole life.

Teach, Learn, Share

"A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens--second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions survive without love or home, almost none in silence; the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, and the sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives, from the small accounts of our day's events to the vast incommunicable constructs of psychopaths." ~Reynolds Price