I grew up on a dairy and hog farm in the Midwest in the US. Right after high school I went to live as an exchange student in Germany and found a love for travel. I studied German at college as well as ESL (teaching English as a second language). I taught English in Japan for three years, but have lived in Indiana for the last 15 years teaching ESL at an elementary school in town where my children attend. My wife is a pastor at our church and we have four boys, born in '16, '10, '06, and '03. We love to travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to meet people. I also like to save money.

Interests

Reading, gardening

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived for well over a year as a single parent after my first wife died of cancer when my children were young (third child was only a year old.)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, United States