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Overview

  • 7 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja, English; learning French
  • 62, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Consultant / Facilitator, performing artist, Management C...
  • MA in Culture & Spirituality
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To bring joy, peace and healing to the world using InterPlay, dance, music, story, drums and massage

ABOUT ME

My wife and I love to meet people, dance and storytelling are a passion we both share and we are doing what we can to create a more peaceful world.....life is about living fully and that is what we are doing!! We enjoy hiking, good food, great conversations about life's many mysteries.

PHILOSOPHY

live honestly, with humility and work hard and you can't go wrong in the world

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a consultant and performing artist I travel often to many places in the world and after a while I get very tired of staying in hotels. This is a great alternative!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i was flying to Kona, hawaii to lead a workshop and I had an overnight stop over in Honolulu. I had placed an ad on Craigslist saying that I didn't want to stay in a hotel. A wonderful young couple living on the Army base offered me their couch. I had the best time. they picked me up at the airport, made dinner for me and then took me to the airport the next day. it was awesome!! Since this experience I had my first couch surfing experience in Berlin. Three days in wonderful berlin. I know that I will have many friends on couchsurfing.com.

Interests

dance, music, travel, storytelling, massage, healing, hiking, sports, movies

  • singing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • flying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • drums
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

too many to list

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam with dolphins in Hawaii and received an award from the Dalai Lama in 2001, drummed for 4000 people in Barcelona, Spain, have worked with advocates who work to end the use Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone, volunteered with refugees for five years in Croatia

Teach, Learn, Share

Storytelling / African Dance & Drumming / Peace building / Diversity building / InterPlay / Singing / Creative Leadership

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malawi, United States

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