CURRENT MISSION

cheap travel addict looking 4 others 2 build international bridges,speak a little spanish.
ABOUT ME

single eclectic eccentric seeks multiple countries to visit. 2 spend 2-3 months per year in guatemala. no girlfriend for 20 years partially due 2 travel addiction but would like 2 change that b4 i die. silver master bridge player, read a lot. active lifestyle, but like 2 relax. love 2 live. study in contrasts but not boring! have studied money all my life, and last bubble cost me a bundle.

PHILOSOPHY

politically conservative but want all the facts i can get. love proportions, but flunked freshman math ,i.e.,azerbajian has 2,000,000 more people than north carolina, which is double the population of norway. u cannot spend|borrow your way out of a recession/depression, true of individuals and governments.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING: hosting when at home and visiting others, about equal in number. currently home. here 6-9 mos./yr.mos./year.
life is not a spectator sport.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE: all GREAT, tks. 2 my buddy in minsk, belarus.
i hope 2 reciprocate 2 others. i have contacts in many countries, having set foot in 158. "connecting" for decades but couching is the best answer so far.

Interests

interesting conversation
good debate(everyone is entitled 2 my opinion)
serious bridge
reading
researching next trip (3 backpacks around the world )
finding the cheapest way 2 deal with my addiction 2 travel
make me think: u do not have 2 agree!

• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

not many movies any more, all music but rap crap, particularly classical. murder mysteries, lonely planet guidebooks, and much in between.
recent movie: Loving(recommended)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

completed 37 marathons, several tri and biathlons, 3 ultramarathons. now out of shape! can hardly walk because my knees r shot; both new now. cop in disneyland one summer. saw a lion eating a LIVE cape buffalo recently in tanzania. have hiked machu pichu and grand canyon rim 2 rim. have led a very full life. doing all i can now! pic is w/ a lady i met in a teahouse in llasha, tibet; took 20 minutes for her 2 learn 2 say she loved me in english!

Teach, Learn, Share

i am tired of learning new lessons : wish 2 apply something!

What I Can Share with Hosts

experiences all over the world. 158 countries.
return 3/1, but house guest 4/1 for 2 wks

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