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Overview

  • 4 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Italian, Portuguese
  • 80, Other
  • Member since 2007
  • Now retired after 25 years at the Housing Authority of Sk...
  • studied in Seattle and in Mexico City
  • From Born and grew up in Seattle
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Staying involved with politics, social justice issues and invironmental issues

ABOUT ME

Attending school in Mexico and serving in the Peace Corps in Bolivia opened my eyes to the world outside the USA and was a life-changing experience.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live; help where you can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We can host, meet for coffee and assist surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have couch surfed in Europe and have hosted surfers from Europe and Mexico.

Interests

Wide range of interests; we have a large collection of world music and I have studied several languages. Travel in Europe is a great interest of my wife and I.

  • coffee
  • politics
  • traveling
  • music
  • world music
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Films from other countries, music from all around the world are of great interest to me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Ixtacihuatl volcano near Mexico City

Teach, Learn, Share

The most difficult situations encountered traveling create the most well-remember experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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