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Overview

  • 13 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Designer, Capitalartist, Photographer, Chancer, Hustler, ...
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About Me

PHILOSOPHY
I spend most of my money on travel. the rest I just waste!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have attended a few CS parties and gatherings whilst traveling. I host when in NZ and not working 90 hours a week (trying to loot-up for my next adventure)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hosting, meetings and gatherings, not much of a surfer. Dave Maras is a friend of mine and entertaining his surfers also can count towards my CS brownie points

Interests

playing the triangle, making my own incense, trying to master difercult tricks... like turning myself into a cat. maintaining an open-mind...but not so open that my brains fall out!!

  • cats
  • dancing
  • beer
  • running
  • partying
  • chess
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • hockey
  • swimming
  • business
  • mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

who reads this stuff anyway

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My interests include; building suspension bridges in my back yard, basket weaving, underwater hockey. In my spare time I teach child geniuses the theory of relativity. At my local center for autistic children I can out-math everyone !! I once went 1 year without sex. (just to prove i wasn't a sex-aholic). Though I'm not a big guy, I held the Ohio State fair Frank eating contest 3 years running! I make my own Christmas cards. I brew my own beer and distribute it to 17 countries. I make an excellent stout called black shag. This beer won both a gold medal and a championship trophy in the Brewing Industry International Awards in 2011. I once built a nuclear reactor in the north of New Zealand. but the David Lange government made me sell it to the Chinese. I can still smell the Uranium on my breath. I jump, I spin, I weave, and I'm a competitive ballroom dancer. I have a T shirt business. All the shirts have a picture of me on them. I've sold millions. When I want a change from the monotony of life, I holiday in Australia. Its only 11 days swim away. I'm eating my way through the biological index, I'm stuck on armadillo, Aardvark was tough but tasty!! I get mobbed in Tokyo, Applauded in Paris, and ignored by New Yorkers. (you can please some of the people .....) I once had an illicit affair with Hilary Clinton. Don't ask her, she'll deny it. I spent last summer challenging Russian chess champions to matches of mental agility, 30 at a time. I'm undefeated!!. I sleep once a week, and when I do I sleep in a chair.

Teach, Learn, Share

Drawing, and lateral thinking are my strengths. Problem solving and invention are my job. Making beautiful things is just a hobby.I can squeeze the joy out of anyone with my bare hands....tickle tickle:-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

my experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Philippines, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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