CURRENT MISSION I believe in what goes around comes around and having been around a lot I want to share what I have. ABOUT ME I am 69 and taught English at Noorderpoort College in Groningen. Rose Marie is 33 and she finished her studies in Nutrition. Laurens is 31 and was also a student at Noorderpoort College where he studied Recreation. - We don't watch much TV, but have cable with hundreds of channels! PHILOSOPHY What goes around comes around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We've already had folks from France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, America, Finland, Holland, Belgium, United States and Israel stay with us!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've had surfers from all over stay with us! They were - Every One - fantastic! I love to cook so tried my best to keep them full!

Interests

I used to own a photo studio and still enjoy photographing people. - Rose Marie, Laurens and I love playing games. Gamewright games are the ones we play all the time: Duck Duck Bruce and Frog Juice are our current favorites. We also like Clue and Skip-bo; to be honest we love ALL games!! - I enjoy cooking and baking. My brownies are the best in the world.

• writing
• photography
• spas
• baking
• sauna
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• nutrition
• lucid dreaming
• computers
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Music, Movies, and Books

Walkabout is my favorite movie of all time. I also like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Singing in the Rain, Barry Lyndon and Strangers on a Train. The Incredible String Band is my all time favorite. I like almost any music as long as it is well made. - I can listen to Keith Jarrett's "Koln Concert" forever; it's the single greatest musical performance ever. -- . My favorite book of all time is "Sirens of Titan", by Kurt Vonnegut, who is my favorite "serious" author. For "light reading" nothing beats Clive Cussler novels - but just the Dirk Pitt ones.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At the height of the Cold War I washed out of my camping site on Vancouver Island during a typhoon and spent a week on board a Russian ship that took me in. I also met President Johnson (LBJ) and Jack Nicholson while going to the bathroom.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can certainly teach English and photography having done both for years for a living. I am also an excellent cook and am willing to show how to make a great meal. - I'd like to learn how to better organize rooms in the house and how to make the back yard look better. Laurens would like help with the guitar --- he has played the recorder for over a decade so can teach that. Rose Marie can help out with any questions about diet and nutrition.

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