CURRENT MISSION

Introduce new water and sanitation practices

ABOUT ME

This is actually not only about me, as any couchsurfer visiting us will meet my wife and me. We are married since 1986 and have four children. These however are normally on their own, studying or engaged in other activities. That is also one reason why we can receive you: we have four free fully equipped rooms available. You'll have your own bathroom, too.
We are interested in other people, we love traveling and working in other countries and cultures and have been moving a lot through our life.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is a great word. But we are working for good food, good sanitary conditions throughout the world, freedom and peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Feel free to come. Even though Gleisdorf is not very exciting, it lies in a nice area, beautiful for biking or, as we do, unicycling. Graz, the closest larger and actually the second largest town of Austria has an interesting medieval center and is very active in avant-garde art. It is worth visiting at any rate. Unlike the rest of Austria, Gleisdorf is not in the midst of mountains, but the Alps are not far away. So back country skiing in winter or mountaineering and climbing in summer are possible. We have respective equipment and experience and the Alpine Club can provide more.

Oh yes - since we married we have a guest book, the second now. So we'll ask you to contribute to it, with any kind of art you master or just your name, date of stay and address.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We are also member of the hospitality club and warmshowers. With CS we had a few very nice guests and Martin was hosted once by a great family. So we are looking forward to more visits.

Our eldest daughter has used the hospitality club successfully for various travels. A friend from Canada introduced us to an early such endeavour called Servas.

Interests

Reading, sports, outdoor activities, nature, good food, the sea

We have no TV and no car!

• arts
• books
• avant-garde art
• dining
• organic food
• running
• shopping
• reading
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• kayaking
• mountaineering
• sailing
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been working abroad a lot, which was always very enriching. My wife and I have seen four children grow to adult and independent persons. That is a challenging but very rewarding experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Our skills:
Sustainable water management and sanitation, organic food, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, sustainable urban drainage systems, running the local organic food shop, circular cities, edible cities, transition towns.
Unicycling, backcountry skiing, skating, ice skating, rock climbing, mountaineering, sea kayaking, sailing, Christmas carols, singing, ...

What I Can Share with Hosts

We'll mostly host people at our home. If we ever visit couchsurfing hosts, we can prepare Austrian food and probably other cuisine, share many stories in several languages, have fun, play games, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Colombia, Germany, Rwanda, Tunisia, United States

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