Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 17:49:41 +0100


      COUNTRY: USA / California
         TOWN: Town of Carson, part of the large Los Angeles
               metropolitan area which is made of of the city
               of Los Angeles itself, and about 75 smaller towns.
         NAME: C. W.
      SEX/AGE: Male / 60
ACCOMMODATION: single bed in own bedroom, adjacent to own
               bathroom, on second floor of private home.
               Refrigerator space to store foods, and limited
               food preparation facilities. Host does no
               food preparation (eats all meals in restaurants)
               and part of kitchen is used for storage of
               research materials. Across the street from a
               nice park, but in a neighborhood wherein it is
               not safe to walk about after dark. Public
               transportation is near but not reliable, and
               the use of a private car is highly recommended
               throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
     LOCATION: Carson is a small town (roughly, a rectangle about
               3 miles by 4 miles. Home is centrally located.
               The town of Carson is located about 18 miles south
               of downtown Los Angeles. Both UCLA and USC are
               15-20 miles away.
   MAX GUESTS: One would be very comfortable. A newlywed
               couple might be suitable, sleepling together
               in a single bed - but might be cramped for
               space.
   MAX LENGTH: Four days and three nights.
     EXPENSES: Local phone calls are free, but guest(s) expected to
               use their phone credit cards for other calls. Guests
               expected to pay for own meals. Fruit juice and soft
               drinks available free.
 RESTRICTIONS: No smokers. (Note, that does not mean no smoking inside
               the house, it means no smokers. Even smokers who smoke
               elsewhere have an odor about them and their clothing that
               the host finds offensive.
               No alcoholic beverages or pets on premises.
               No loud music or noise between 9 pm and 9 am.
 EXPECTATIONS: Guest will make visiting arrangements several weeks in
               advance, and provide own transportation. Host may offer
               advice about local attractions, best routes to various
               destinations, and may invite guest to join him for
               meals at local restaurants; other than that the guest
               is expected to operate independently of host's daily
               activities.
    LANGUAGES: English only.
     THE HOST: A retired professor very active in a variety of
               activities, including hiking, writing poetry, model
               railroading, reading, gardening, and a variety of social
               groups. Host is a lifelong nudist, and the home is
               a clothing-optional one, meaning that host and guest(s)
               are free to wear as much or as little clothing as
               desired. Baroque and classical music are usually
               playing, and winter evenings frequently include a fire
               in the fireplace. A hot tub is used several times
               a week, nude only. Host has an active social life with
               several female partners who stay over one or more nights
               per week. Host eats only two meals a day, and both in
               restaurants; first meal somewhere between 11 am and 2 pm,
               and the second somewhere between 6 pm and 9 pm.
               Several evenings a week are spent at parties, meetings,
               coffee houses, or other events.
               Advise me if additional data is needed.