CURRENT MISSION

wander and wonder

ABOUT ME

I have been lucky enough to 'grow up' in Athens, Georgia, an oasis of blue (liberal haven) in a sea of red (redneck, racist Republicans). Athens is the home of REM, B52's, Indigo Girls, Widespread Panic, Of Montreal, Drive By Truckers, STS9, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control and hundreds of other bands. Oh yeah, the University of Georgia and its 35,000 students are here too.
After participating as a smoothie vendor on the six-week HORDE tour in 1993, I returned to Athens and started Righteous Juice. It is still here in 2011.
I always jump on every opportunity I have to see new places, and to date have visited 49 of 50 US States and over 35 countries.

UPDATE: In 2012 I 'liquidated' my juice biz, no pun intended (ok maybe a little one) and bought a one-way ticket out of the US. After traveling around Europe for a few months I ended up in Romania, for three years.)) Since July of 2015 I have been teaching for American English Center, for one year in Kyiv and now in Odessa.

PHILOSOPHY

willing to trade it all for a little more

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Networking is what it's all about for me. I tell peeps about the $2 pints at the brewpub on Tuesday in Athens and the coolest bars and restaurants. I always appreciate that kind of info from CS'ers in places I visit.
Generally I am much more fond of participating in the Activities and Groups portion of CS than actually surfing one's couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I joined CS there were around 30,000 members. There are currently over 6 million. My first CS experience was in December of 2004 on the BIG Island of Hawaii. My most recent was in July 2012 in Poland.

Interessi

cultural exchange, trying locally produced beers, IV:XX, giving back to the community, showing and receiving respect...

• beer
• traveling
• volunteer work
• surfing
• volunteering

Musica, film e libri

Books: really more of a math guy

Movies: Trans-Siberian, Night On Earth, Babel, Short Cuts, Being There, Harold and Maude

TV: killed mine

Music: Dodd Ferrelle, Dead Can Dance, Talking Heads, Widespread Panic, Maurice Ravel, Karl Orf, George Winston

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Narrow to only one? Impossible!

***Flew from Atlanta to Budapest in July, 2011, for what was supposed to be an 18-day trip. Ended up staying over five months, traveling from Budapest to Ireland to Latvia to Istanbul. Didn't get home until December. It changed my life forever, for the better.

***Watched the sunset over Rio from the balcony of my suite on the final night of a 15-day cruise. The sunset lasted over an hour, with the horizon constantly changing as the ship moved.

***Hiked for 11 miles on the Na Pali cliffs of Kauai, Hawaii. My legs still hurt when I look at the pix.

***Got married and spent my honeymoon in the John and Yoko Suite of the Amsterdam Hilton. Marriage didn't last but the experience was a blast.

Insegna, impara, condividi

TEACH: I can show you ways to research airfare to find things like a free stopover or a 'Fuel Dumped' itinerary.

LEARN: Love to learn something new everyday.

SHARE: Experiences

Paesi che ho visitato

Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Romania, Ukraine, United States