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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Japanese; learning French, Panjabi, Punjabi, Spanish
  • 62, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • Teacher
  • University
  • From Greenwood, B.C., Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life, meet people, have fun, see the world whenever possible, make friends from all over the world

ABOUT ME

Nothing too exciting. I'm married with 3 kids - a boy (15), and two girls (14 & 12). I teach out in the suburbs.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life. I'd spend most of my time travelling if I could but that's not currently in my life plans - I have to work to live!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted my first CSer in Sept. '07

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Barbados July 2005
New Delhi, India July & Aug. 2007
McLeod Ganj,HP, India July 2007
Chandigarh, Punjab, India July 2007
Agra, UP, India July 2007
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India July 2007
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India July 2007
Alimodian, Iloilo Province, Philippines July 2009
Cebu City, Cebu Province, Philippines July 2009
Loay, Bohol, Philippines July 2009

Interests

Travelling to new places, reading books, learning about other countries, enjoying the historic aspects of places that I've visited, my children

  • books
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

My all time favourite movies are The Sound of Music & The Wizard of Oz. I prefer music from the 70's & 80's. I've always got a book on the go. Lately it's been historic fiction. This summer, in India I had the Bollywood experience.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-I've been up to the top (observation deck on the 107th fl) of the World Trade Center in New York City twice.
-spent a morning absorbing the wonders of the Taj Mahal; it is truly an inspiring monument
-rode on a train for 41 hours from Goa to Delhi; the longest single ride I've taken in my life!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love meeting people in my travels. Staying with local Indians was the best part of my most recent trip to India. Talking with my hosts was fantastic! I saw and experienced India the way that I wanted to.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Canada, China, Germany, Grenada, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan

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