I enjoy traveling and meeting new people, sharing cultures, languages, local experiences. I like my CS host to be happy they hosted me and I try to be a great host. I am mostly retired from educational consulting - how to teach English Learners in the US. I practice Buddhist meditation and studied styles of massage. I love the beauty of the SF bay area, going to the gym, hiking, biking, restaurants, home cooking, watching Warriors basketball on TV, and I try to play golf.

I welcome international travelers, especially from Asia who are traveling solo.
I do NOT accept people who are just looking for a free place to sleep... that isn't the intention of CS.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

fun to be a host or visitor, live like the locals and go eat great food at "locals' restaurants." I like to show people the sites in San Francisco and around the SF bay area.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: contemporary jazz, meditation.
Books: Noble House, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, The Happiness Hypothesis, and Radical Acceptance.
Movies: Avatar, Awakening and others that are original, unique, contain a great plot or message about life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did a GoFundMe for my Vietnam CS host to do his university club's charity project in a poor village.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to exchange cultures, knowledge, travels, maybe a little language if time permits.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm polite and respectful, can chat with almost anyone about almost anything. I love to host my hosts if they travel to the San Francisco area.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Indonesia, Myanmar, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States