I am an older American who has lived in Norway for many years. I presently live in Oslo. I have been a teacher and a cook but now I am retired. For extra money now I work a few days each month at IKEA in their restaurant.

My main passion is writing fiction. I have published one literary novel and am working on another. I am also a painter and work with acrylic. I am presently working on a series of Oslo city streets. You can see examples of my work in the photo section. Links to webpages are also below.

I realize that most people here are much younger than myself. I hope that there are older people as well. Working at IKEA, I meet and get along well with younger people. Perhaps I have something to offer that is different.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Want to have some personal experiences when I travel, not just staying in some sterile hotel room. Want to meet citizens of the places I visit to get a personal perspective. This sounds like fun. Adventuresome.

兴趣

• painting
• hiking
• creative writing

音乐、电影和书籍

Music from my youth: Beatles, Peter-Paul-and-Mary, Simon and Garfunkel. All that stuff from the sixties etc.

Books: Brothers Karamzov, Udikes Rabbit series, not too much modern things.

Movies: Godfather series, Before Sunrise series. Sopranos, Breaking Bad

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Wrote and published "amazing" novel (see www.ldwenzel.com)

Paint "amazing" street scenes of Oslo Norway (www.ldwenzel.com/everyday-oslo)

教，学，和分享

Can share about my interests (found elsewhere). Want very much to hear what interests you.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Interesting conversation. Memories of life in America: John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Mohammed Ali, Vietnam War, hippie communes. my interest in religious things.

我游览过的国家

England, Estonia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Sweden

我居住过的国家

Norway, United States