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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Working full-time as an advisor in agriculture, more specifically within the fields of pasture and grazing on uncultivated land. Main focus: sheep and goats. My previous travel mission just ended: 11 days of town-hopping in Provence. Amazing! Next: Iceland in February, and Lao, Vietnam and Cambodia this upcoming summer.
ABOUT ME
Open, honest, adventurous and very sociable! I can be fairly direct and visible - all with the best of intentions, of course. I am also considerate and respectfull of others, I love fun-facts and new knowledge, and thrive amongst likeminded folks!
PHILOSOPHY
"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed." -Gandhi
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I've surfed and travelled with people, and intend to host when I have sufficient space :) I will gladly meet up for coffee or a beer (or five!) with people who are visiting!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
It's all been excellent so far!
Interests
Having completed my Masters in Animal Science and Agriculture follows a concern for world food production and the many challenges we stand before. This consumes much of my thought process and I am eager to talk about it.
Other than that I am a dog person, I love the outdoors, books, friends and personal freedom, I have lots of tattoos just because, and I enjoy being with people who are non-judgemental, easy going, high-spirited and up for laughs and beers!
- animals
- dogs
- horses
- books
- tattoos
- dining
- beer
- coffee
- traveling
- outdoor activities
- cycling
- hiking
- canoeing
- camping
- bungee jumping
- snowboarding
- paragliding
- swimming
- agriculture
- science
- beaches
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Love books, must always have lots! Music is a given. Movies are good for especially rainy days when the dog refuses to go out.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
There's no way to chose between experiences..
The midnight sun of Norway - of course
Bungee jumping in Las Vegas - 4 times!
Swimming with horses and snorkling on a beach in Kauai
San Francisco, perhaps my favorite big city
Snowboarding AND having a beer at 1200m altitude in the mountains of Torino, Italy
Lofoten, Norway
Hiking and canoeing in the Rocky Mountains
Biking through Manhattan
Camping on top of Gaustatoppen (Telemark, Norway)
New Years Eve celebration on the 64th floor in Las Vegas
Paragliding in Croatia
Hiking in Banff and canoeing on Lake Louise (Alberta, Canada)
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach critical thinking
Learn respect
Share opportunities
What I Can Share with Hosts
A lot of empathy and idealism, knowledge from travels and studies, Norwegian customs and nature, love for animals, humor.. and lots more.
Countries I’ve Visited
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, Norway, Tanzania, United States