Married since 1974, father of 3 and grand father of 6.
I like travelling, meeting people of various background, language and culture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Interesting way of travelling, wonderful to meet people and share experiences.

Interests

My passion is to support communities in various countries in their sustainable development.

• gardening
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skiing
• forestry
• sustainable development
• scouting
• biking,
• indoeuropean languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
1. The Bible
2. Europas styvbarn. Ingmar Karlsson
This book tells about minorities in Europe, written in Swedish.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking and floating in the warm river of Wadi Mujib, Jordan.
Experience of the earth quake in Nepal 2015
Sleeping in a snow cave (Igloo) in winter in the archipelago of Vaasa,

Teach, Learn, Share

Would like to practice the languages l am learning.
Can teach a great deal about my interests.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences
Walking and working in the finnish forests

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Jordan, Macedonia, Sweden