CURRENT MISSION

Living the Dream - A World Without Borders

ABOUT ME

Old Northern California hippie (yes i was around for the Summer of Love in San Francisco), adventure backpacker, follower of the Buddha's teachings, beachcomber, hill climber. Letting go, letting god (or goddess)

PHILOSOPHY

Now that all your worry has proved to be such an unprofitable occupation, why not find a better job?
--- Hafez

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Writing people, contacting travelers, talking up what a great thing CS is and surfing. I would love to host, and show people around my beautiful area, but don't get many requests because of my tiny town location. Tip for all CS. Surfers in popular tourist spots get overwhelmed with requests and get burned out. CS in unknown surrounding towns would love to have you. Like me, they get few requests.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Super positive experiences staying with CS people in Munich, Salzburg, Sarajevo, Pecs, Hungary,Durango, Mexico, Melaka, Malaysia, Chiang Mai, Baguio, Philippines, Wonosobo, Indonesia. Also met great CS people in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovakia, Yogyakarta and Gdansk. 16 CS countries and going strong.CS the best place to connect with the world.

Interests

Hiking, tennis, bicycling, disc golf, reading, writing, traveling, meditation retreats and above all breathing in the sunshine.

• writing
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• tennis
• golf
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Impossible to list: Top movies Lone Star, A Price Above Rubies, Sophie's Choice, The Crying Game, Sex Lies and Videotape, The Dancer Upstairs
Books: Catch-22, The Magus, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, The Lady and the Monk

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i have been backpacking since 1972, so it is hard to choose.
Huge harvest moon rising over the glacial peaks at Gamoukh, the source of the Ganga.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, unbelievably beautiful.
Shaking the hand of Trotsky's grandson in Mexico City while he was waiting for Castro and Daniel Ortega to arrive, Dec. 1, 1988
Magic mushrooms at night in the Palenque Ruins, and returning for Y2K day, January 1, 2000.
Backside of the Taj Mahal, village island on River Yamuna.

Teach, Learn, Share

Come, come whoever you are
Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving
Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times
For ours is not a caravan of despair
Come
- Rumi

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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