CURRENT MISSION

Aiming to balance the expansiveness of travel with the familiarity of home.

ABOUT ME

I have the "itchy foot" and have been an avid traveler. While I love to see sights and take photos, I've most enjoyed my longer trips where I was able to mix in with the culture and people more. I now work in tourism mostly leading school groups on US history tours in DC and the East Coast.

PHILOSOPHY

Travel philosophy: if you over-plan and structure your journey in order to minimize meeting with the risks and the devils, which are few, you'll likewise prevent yourself from meeting the miracles and the angels, which are many.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The philosophy is not new to me, as my Peace Corps service in the Marshall Islands, and stays in Europe and Latin America involved host families, and I've always found an easy camaraderie with global travelers. Since joining couchsurfing, I've hosted a few times, but mostly have used it to connect with others socially both at home and during my travels.

2016 Update: After 8 years on CS now, I've hosted maybe 15 times, and been hosted a few. Good experiences, but recently, I haven't been hosting. Not sure why; perhaps it's another online forum I'd just rather not try to keep track of. So I may not respond to requests.

Interests

Obivously travel, history, photography, outdoors (hiking, biking, camping), music (especially folk - I play guitar), Latin America history and culture.

• culture
• photography
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• history
• tourism
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Classic Epics.
Music: Acoustic Folk/Bluegrass
Books: Classic Novels, History

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

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