CURRENT MISSION

preparing for a move to Vermont in early 2014

ABOUT ME

32 year-old, friendly, epicure, love music, chess, jazz (60-70s bebop esp.), animals, Bob Dylan, camping and nature hikes (and if it weren't for this ankle injury...), NPR, David Bowie, kinda goofy, Magnetic Fields, a lot more chess, books, lots of books actually, used to play chess in international tournaments, used to work for the Japanese Embassy and then the British Foreign Office (mainly in Bahrain), trying to learn the sax.

PHILOSOPHY

Music, Wine and Paradigm Shifts

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined, and happy to contribute!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

virtually nil with strangers.

Interests

see above

• animals
• books
• wine
• chess
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

too many...let's talk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, United Kingdom, United States