CURRENT MISSION

To develop through meeting people

ABOUT ME

I am 58 at the time of writing although in my head I am about 30 I think! I travelled a lot in my earlier life and I have slowed down a little now. When I have free time, I like to spend time in the little garden we have. We've just moved homes so it's in the design phase at the moment, I love to cook Turkish and East European food, travel, languages, get into nature - no massive hikes in the hills, but gentle walks - if you get my drift. I like a simple life but I like quality too. Very interested in English and East European history and I love sharing my passion for that with folks. Also, very interested in politics, psychology, travel and so forth.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that the greatest education is talking to people, I believe everyone is entitled to respect and I accept all people who do not cause harm or want to harm others. Treat others as you would be done by.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN

Following work in Saudi Arabia, I have entered semi-retirement in rural Bulgaria so there's not much demand for a couch out here but I'm still incredibly enthusiastic about the idea of knowing people and thus knowing the world.

EXPERIENCE

As above

Interests

travel, cooking, languages, history, politics, chess, reading, cinema, nature

• writing
• design
• education
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• politics
• movies
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• teaching
• history
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Pretty meaningless really but I guess, "Fried Green Tomatoes" with Leon Uris would be a good summary!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding elephants in the Thai jungle on Christmas Day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn more about people's lifes and the perception of the meaning of life!

What I Can Share with Hosts

An enthusiam for the Word and its great diversity of people!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom

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