Ex Engineer, MBA, Attorney, Builder...now retired, 69, quiet ..am a travelling Monk now...ha ha..Im on Facebook..see Andre O Ewert where I have a complete Profile...also studied Life Coaching..Big Fan of Building Anything , Design + Architecture..Father to one Daughter, 29...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Lack of Funds and to meet new People, forge new Alliances..am planning my own Getaway in Sydney, NS, a seasonal place thats chill..Inchallah...to help me resettle, set up in Sydney, Nova Scotia

Interests

• birds
• architecture
• design
• photography
• cooking
• politics
• philosophy
• foods
• finance
• current events
• building
• building things
• resorts
• financial independence
• chill places

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie Themes like Vangelis, Hans Zimmer, Morricone
Opera and Classical like Verdi, Mozart, Berlioz, Vivaldi, Debussy, you start with Debussy and you finish on the Bach...ha ha
Blues like Billie Holliday, Sax Numbers like Harlem Nocturne
Chanson Francaise like Regianni, Becaud, Aznavour, Julien Clerc
I like the Chicken Soup for the Soul series..Eat, Pray, Love..Biographies..like those of Steve Jobs or Leonard Cohen or Eisenhower, Nixon or Roosevelt..
I like funny books like Little by Little...by Rich Little, the Comedian
My favorite movie...A River runs through it..or THe Way we were or Cinema Paradiso or Hotel Budapest or any Claude Lelouch Movie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

traveled a lot...raised a beautiful daughter..

Teach, Learn, Share

Send your kids to private school and-or home-school them, if you want them to have a broad view of life and many options..teach them 3+ languages..the worst vice is advice...ha ha

What I Can Share with Hosts

My Travel Experiences
My design-Building experiences
My Legal Mind..was a Family Attorney 12 years
My 2 cents on Finance, Accounting, Financial Markets..ex stockbroker at BMO+Canaccord
Coaching Insights..attended many CA Coaching EventsSpain

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Luxembourg