CURRENT MISSION

Working with groups of people that others often give up on.

ABOUT ME

Very happily married for 13 years with two great kids. Studied religion and theology with a focus on religious conflicts. I've worked as a consultant and facilitator in conflict resolution for many years now and work with youth in a mentoring program in the US.

PHILOSOPHY

Listen more than you speak.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Our place is not such a travel destination, but it is a good waypoint where you can relax. I've surfed many places, both in and outside of CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just take a look at the references.

Interests

Photography, Music, Art, Film, Travel, Religion, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Community and Hospitality, Conflict mediation and training.

• arts
• photography
• traveling
• music
• divinity
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Any books by Walter Brueggemann, Henri Nouwen, Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Richard Rohr. Mystic River, Fahrenheit 451 (big time - read it), People's History of America, Lies My Teacher Told Me.

Films: Once, Six Moral Tales, Shawshank Redemption, Dr. Strangelove, Amelie, Life is Beautiful, Fight Club, Conspiracy, Stranger Than Fiction, The Thin Red Line, The Double Life of Veronique, The Fog of War, The Corporation, There Will Be Blood; Bergman, Roehmer, W. Anderson, Almodovar, P. S. Hoffman, S. Penn

Music: Death Cab for Cutie, Ray LaMontagne, Denison Witmer, The Swell Season, Over The Rhine, The Decemberists, Ozomatli, Feist, Johnny Cash, Damien Rice, Mumford and Sons, Dawes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw a squirrel fall 30 feet out of a tree. Then 2 minutes later, two squirrels, hugging to each other, fell out of the same tree. Think about it, when was the last time you saw a squirrel fall?

Teach, Learn, Share

I know some about social justice and peace/reconciliation from a religious perspective, and conflict resolution as well. I'd be happy to discuss that with anyone. I'm open and craving to learn anything...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States