Single father, well traveled but now stationary while my kid goes to school. Traveled a lot in the past, lived in Japan, visited over 40 countries, learned to dive, fly aeroplanes, had my own business importing fair trade hammocks. Vegetarian but eat fish, practice and teach aikido, waited until I was in my 50's to go to university but graduated a few years ago. Busy now raising my teenager and working as an artisan cheese-maker at an ethical dairy. I have bought an old church to convert, and spent too much time trying to work out how to pay for it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Miss traveling, meeting people and like to take my kid places on holiday. Enjoy hosting travelers and like my teenager to meet people from other countries and other walks of life. I'm planning a long trip in a few years time.

Interests

I teach aikido, collect obscure things, read a lot and spend a disproportionate amount of time looking for my glasses.

• pets
• cats
• dogs
• fish
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• flying
• traveling
• socializing
• fishing
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: upbeat, reggae, Playing for Change, 70's stuff
Movies, watch all the time, anything except horror
Books, Like to read Travel stories and biographies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked five different routes of the Camino de Santiago.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach aikido, share a love of travel, cultures, share experiences, learn about your way of life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, company,and humour. Willing to muck in, help out , wash the dishes, cook some food, play with the kids, read stories, tell stories (some true) walk the dog, pet the cat, generally fit in and put the world to rights, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin (French part), Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan