CURRENT MISSION

Joining like minded people to help the world become a friendly, well organized safe and happy place.

ABOUT ME

Technology expert specializing in Web development, avid skate boarder using Husky dogs or mini windsurf sails for moving power. Organic perenial garden enthusiast with focus on native edible plants. Professional white water rafting. Attempting to solve the world`s problems through trust, love and cooperation among people.

PHILOSOPHY

Love and kindness focus. Encourage the things that work well rather than attacking or labeling items as not good.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Encouraging honorable behavior and kindness that has ripple effects to better local and world environments.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Good experience surfing in Ottawa, Canada instead of staying in a guest house.

Interests

Dogs pulling skateboards and alternative human powered vehicles. Solar energy, Organic gardening, trust and kindness between all humans to solve warfare conflicts. Conscientiously objecting to violence. Large old trees, ping pong tournaments, whitewater rafting, canoeing, low maintenance, high food production gardening techniques.

• dogs
• dining
• gardening
• technology
• traveling
• cars
• cycling
• canoeing
• camping
• whitewater rafting
• surfing
• skateboarding
• table tennis
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Apocalypse now, the Quite American, Kurt Vonnegut`s Mother Night, Khalil Gibran`s the profit.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed to the permanent snow line of the Ruwenzori Mountains of the Moon on the DR Congo side. Survived a massive whirlpool on the Congo river in a rubber raft just downstream from Kinshasa. First to descend the Black River in DRC with friends from High School. 1000`s of miles of Husky dog pulling me on skateboard while traveling in 1978 Toyota pick up camper in Canada and the United States. In the Middle East, adopted a stray Saluki desert adapted dog and wandered the backstreets of Doha during the cooler evening hours. Taught Jave programming to High School kids in Doha Qatar and administered the school virtual leanring website during a 7 year expansion period when the student body grew from 300-2000 kids from 1st to 12th grades.

Teach, Learn, Share

Know French, Lingala, English and all about alternative transport methods such as dog`s pulling skateboards, wind solar and hydro power.

Jack of all trades.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Seasonal harvests (e.g. Maple syrop, strawberries, grapes), skate board lessons, 4-wheel bike transport and clever urban farming methods.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Jordan, Maldives, Oman, Seychelles

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, Qatar, United States

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