travel, international affairs, economics, spanish, italian, samba, forro, salsa, photography, boogie boarding, snorkeling, swimming, bike riding, comedy clubs, theater, cinema, museums, art, walking around in big cities, reading, poetry, cafes and people watching, fitness/health, negotiations-conflict mediation, anything from the Bodyshop, balconies with lots of plants, showers, baths, camping, crosswords, kites, parasailing, candles, hammocks, thunderstorms, chocolate, mangos, Farmer's Markets, skyscrapers, parks, stars-planetariums, windchimes, choir, sustainable development, global water security, architecture, real estate investment, cats, dogs, geckos, flying in airplanes, dreams, red wine, coffee, tea with milk, fire, all that glitters and is not golden, rainforests, plumeria and all tropical flowers, intuition, mosaics, bridges, bays, hills, massage, ocean, lakes, hot springs, water, thai food, indian food, all curries and spicy foods, sushi, mexican food, french and italian and brazilian foods..., California, New York, Hawaii, Spain, England, Italy, France, Brazil, Cuba, Ireland, Portugal, Australia
I'd like to meet:
People who like having interesting conversations on a
variety of topics and who challenge me to think about
things from different perspectives. People who are
positive and ambitious. People with good energy, who
have fun and who enjoy dancing and singing and going places and being involved in life.
If you can call me a friend, I am very loyal and will do just about anything to help you out. I expect the same from you. If you have spirit and passion and intensity, I want to meet you. Artists, poets, musicians, philosophers, investors, scientists, students and salesmen alike. I love variety and have friends from all backgrounds and walks of life and lands near and far.
Music:
I like music I can really dance to. ...different world music... Indian, Brazilian, Spanish, Cape Verdian, Carribean, Arabic...jazz and blues
Movies:
Foreign/Documentary/Comedy/Drama
Books:
International Politics and Economics, travel novels, psychology and human communication, real estate investment & sales, biographies & non-fiction, historical fiction
Heroes:
He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Nelson Mandela (1918 - ), 'A Long Walk to Freedom'
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Mae West (1892 - 1980), Klondike Annie (1936 film)
Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't.
Brett Butler, 'Knee Deep in Paradise'
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves.
Lynn Hall, Where Have All the Tigers Gone?, 1989
I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
