CURRENT MISSION

Meet people from around the world

ABOUT ME

Married to Jan with 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Retired and live on farm and in house where I grew up. Jan has greenhouse business I assist with, and paints barn quilts on commission. I take care of orchard: apples, cherries, pears, plums, raspberries, blueberries. Not ready to quit the day job though.

PHILOSOPHY

Serve God and man

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offer couch to anyone passing through the wilds of Iowa.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

1 night in Reims, France; and 3 nights in Dijon, France

Interests

books, orchard and fruit growing, travel, outdoor activities

• chickens
• books
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• business
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Julie and Julia, Santana, The Botany of Desire, 1491 and 1493

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, travel through Ecuadore and Peru. Adopting 4 children and raising them to adulthood. Face to face with moose in Grand Tetons - way bigger in person than on TV!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: growing fruit and raising chickens
Learn: more about our human relationship to each other and to God.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Panama, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, United States

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