CURRENT MISSION

To fight global climate change by planting forest and creating the infrastructure for low-carbon transportation.

ABOUT ME

We are a couple in our 60's. Rick is a retired teacher and electronics engineer. He is now the Executive Director of two environmental nonprofit organizations. He also tutors math and science. Janet teaches music and dance at two elementary schools and provides teacher workshops and classes worldwide.

PHILOSOPHY

Rick: Most people are good-hearted, fun-loving and reasonable. Take care of the earth and its species including humans. Enjoy beauty and music and good food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We are new to couch surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Newbies.

Interests

We love music, gardening, forests, travel, hiking, discovery, history, cycling, trains and meeting people from different cultures.

• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• electronics
• gardening
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• chemistry
• teaching
• engineering
• forestry
• history
• mathematics
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Clasical music, world music.

We read a lot. We have no TV!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the grand canyon of Arizona and the wide vistas of the Burr Trail in Utah. Standing at the foot of a giant redwood. Singing Bach's B Minor Mass. We have helped to preserve over 70,000 acres of California redwoods and coastal headlands.

Teach, Learn, Share

Forestry, Physics, Chemistry, Local History, Music, local politics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, United States