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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To enjoy ,and make the most of every day.
ABOUT ME
Born in Bradford ,Yorkshire ,England attended Haworth Road,Daisy Hill,and Belle View schools,Moved to Leeds and went to Rounday Grammar School.Learnt the Trade of Barber Emmigrated to Canada after getting married at age 21 and lived in Victoria BC. Running a Barber Shop in Oak Bay Later on returned to the UK and lived 6 years on the Isle of Man running a barber Shop in Peel.
Spent 3 years back in Bradford and changed careers and joined the Prudential Assurance and started selling Life Insurance and Investments.
Moving Back to Canada where I spent 20 years in Kamloops B.C. as a Chartered Financial Consultant.
Selling up We moved to Canora ,Saskatchewan.
There my wife Sharon and I Opened Canada's Only Toy and Autograph Museum. To house our collections and help bring in tourists .
We also bought rental properties and opened Canora Home Rentals .
Canora is a small town of about 2800 people.
We live 5 blocks from the golf course and we have three lake resorts within a 30 minute drive, and two parks. There is a walking trail as well as snowmobile trail running by our town. We are acclaimed to have the purest water in Saskatchewan. There is a
daily STC bus connecting all major cities coming and going.
PHILOSOPHY
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition
-Samuel Johnson
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Just joining
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Wonderful both hosting and surfing
Interests
Real Estate ,Collecting Toys and Autographs,Fixing and decorating houses,building an online business.
- running
- walking
- shopping
- surfing
- trail running
- golf
- business
- parks
Music, Movies, and Books
Music-I have a large vinyl record collection mainly up to 1980,I like Jazz,rock and singable songs.
Films-I like a good story and to be taken on an emotional roller coaster.
Books-Near future books are my favorites
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Emigrated succesfully ,stayed married,raised two boys who still respect and consult me.
Teach, Learn, Share
Financial people,Artists ,Musicians,Spiritual open minded people,
Countries I’ve Visited
China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia, South Korea, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, United Kingdom
Old School Badges
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My Groups
- Expo 2017 Astana Kazakhstan
- Astana Expo Moderator