CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to experience as much as I can on this wonderful planet, to learn as much as I can in the process, and then teach others as much as I can along the way.

ABOUT ME

I'm am a middle school science and math teacher at an international school. I love to travel to new places, meet new people, try new foods, and just experience everything wonderful this world has to offer. I also love the outdoors and scuba diving.

PHILOSOPHY

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - from Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

Interests

The outdoors, sports, music, food, people, other cultures, travel, art, science, academia, scuba diving etc...

Music, Movies, and Books

The Lorax and The Call of the Wild are still my all time favorites.

As of April 22, 2015 I've read The Lorax to about 1,350+ of my students since student teaching. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran into my high school English teacher at the Great Wall of China...small world!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share about myself and my stories from growing up in rural central Iowa to travel stories from all over the world. I can share an enthusiastic attitude toward exploring your city, as well as your favorite watering hole or restaurant. Also, I don't snore.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Fiji, France, Germany, Guam, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Myanmar, United States

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