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No couch currently available for surfing. : ) Australia successfully done. Now back home ( :
New couch sleeps one person in comfort. If away, master bedroom is free, might eventually take two.
Small 1 bedroom appartment 10 min. by bus to city centre, west of.
No pool no pets no smoke, pls, nice hilly landscape for hiking, fishing. Big modern market, excellent public Waterland, theatre, library...etc.
www.visitbergen.com
Better than blankets; the Norwegian "dyne", comfyest there is.
I'm a lousy cook, can manage bare necessities. If at home I'll show you around.)
Friends (32)
Evgeny Shunailov 42, Male Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Russia Friends since February 2006 "We started the joint human project in CS ( to help the third man travel the world) and found common ideas and thoughts." Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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Sally Gazzard 60, Female Cairns, Queensland Australia Friends since February 2008 "Per stayed with me in Cairns Australia and I was his guest in Bergen" Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
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Tull 56, Several people Hvitsten, Akershus Norway Friends since May 2006 "First trought translating and then he was our first surfer" Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend I vouched for PERSON
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Patrick Mutua 41, Male Nairobi, Nairobi Area Kenya Friends since January 2007 "Is called per nytun from norway he was teaching at kangundo in 1974-1976." Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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Noel Firkin 39, Male Brisbane, Queensland Australia Friends since November 2006 "Per Hosted me in Bergen 4-14 Nov 2006" Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend I vouched for PERSON
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EDGEYUL 43, Female Montreal, Quebec Canada Friends since April 2007 "I stayed with Per in Bergen.....thanks Per!!" Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Anaïs Cognée 26, Female Montrouge, Ile-de-France France Friends since June 2007 "by the website of CS" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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Elaine Simer 62, Female San Luis Obispo, California United States Friends since October 2006 "Per hosted us for four days. He was most gracious, kind, helpful, and generous." Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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Karel Vlk 40, Male Prague, Praha Czech Republic Friends since July 2007 "One evening together" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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PURPLEDAYS 56, Female Armidale, New South Wales Australia Friends since July 2007 "stayed at his apartment" Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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Personal DescriptionI wanted to be a pilot when I grew up, but grew taller than phys. requirement of RNAF, so instead, I studied and became a teacher. No. three of four children, I was confirmed Lutheran at 14, was married and divorced, have five grandchildren.CouchSurfing ExperienceGaining experience: Have hosted 11 CSers, have been hosted 8 times - every time a pleasure. 2 didn' show up. 03.06InterestsGet moving, body and soul. Hiking, cycling, sailing, airplanes.
Stay put, linger, meditate, philosophize,chill out, communicate, have fun, meaning and purpose in life, good relations. Seeing new places, of course, and meeting new friends.PhilosophyDon't blame it on fate, or genes. As a human being you are responsible for what you do. Music, Movies, Books"La Vita e Bella," best movie ever is about Italian father saving son through WWII inferno playing games. Has got it all! And Russian: "House of Fools". Sanity and good nature will prevail.
Symphony and chaimber music, jazz and rock&roll, country. Percussion and didgeridoos.
Ibsen all times best author, at present I read Spanish:"The Shadow of the Wind".
Types of People I enjoyOpenminded, accepting and including people with imagination and fantasy. Fan of Albert Einstein, Bob Geldorf, Lance Armstrong, Mahatma Ghandi.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneHeld my breath for close to 3 minutes, the total duration of my first ever flight with my RC model airplane. Successful landing. Pilot nearly suffocated.Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com ProjectExcellent idea. And it works in practice. I have a lot of friends out there, - still to meet! References
From Lillian Keiseraas Naersnes, Norway Sep 19 Positive You came late and leaved early next day.
Tanks for all help and good advice about CS. Nice to have you here.
From Jonathan Hopkinson Leintwardine, United Kingdom Jun 21 Positive A very generous man. Per stayed with us twice, once with Elisabeth and brought us the wonderful Hauge.
From Rose Dubas Adelaide, Australia Mar 1 Positive Per was a delight to host.He was funny interesting and extremely knowlagable and wise in many areas I learnt a lot...
Per shared many interesting stories and we had many laughs...A Real Gentleman
Thankyou for your company.Hope to see you in Norway sometime....All the best..
From Jon Tullett Denia, Spain Feb 26 Positive Per, First I must apologise for the slight delay in sending you this reference!! Checking through my profile I have only just realised I didn't do one for you after your visit - very remiss of me. So we would like to say how much we enjoyed your visit and your company. As you said we had many good conversations and laughs together. You are welcome to come and visit any time.
From PURPLEDAYS Armidale, Australia Feb 10 Positive 2007 Per was kind enough to meet and greet us at the airport and take us back to the train station to depart. He also gave us a worldwind tour of Bergen and was very willing to share his knowledge of Norwegian history. Short but very worthwhile experience for us.
2008 Per was able to drop in to Armidale as he travels around Australia for the next couple of months. We had time to walk at the Blue Hole and talk over dinner about sensing and seeing and experiencing rather than reading about the world and culture. Very enjoyable.
From Evgeny Shunailov Ekaterinburg, Russia Feb 7 Positive Per's words "Have a nice day!" became our family everyday phrase long before his visit! And Per multiplied our nice days when he gifted us with his Great Car Travelling to Russia.
Come again, dear friend! You know You are the relative here.
From Elaine Simer San Luis Obispo, United States Sep 14, 2007 Positive We were two Americans arriving to Bergen by ship. Not only did Per give us a place to stay, he also met us at the dock and delivered us to his home, where he had fresh fruit, cheese, and crackers waiting for us. We had full run of his house and he was most helpful with maps, directions, suggestions, and he even gave us a half-day tour of the city. I'm sure he would have done more for us, had we not been concerned about intruding on his time.
From FINE OWL Berlin, Germany Aug 12, 2007 Positive Person and his wife stayed at my apartment in Berlin, while I went on holidays. My daughter stayed with them and said: she "really enjoyed their company".
From Karel Vlk Prague, Czech Republic Aug 3, 2007 Positive We spent a very nice evening together with very interesting talks.
From Martina Pilz Dresden, Germany Jul 29, 2007 Positive Elisabeth and Per were my first CS- guests.The short time we spent together was livly and stimulating.
From Valérie HERWYN Mouvaux, France Jul 18, 2007 Positive Thanks to you. Norway was a great trip. Person is really a funny and kind guy. That was more that we hoped...
From Roberto Ghidini Busto Arsizio, Italy Jul 14, 2007 Positive Per is a good friend and a perfect couchsurfer. I spend 2 great days with him and his mate Elisabeth in Norway.
From Anaïs Cognée Montrouge, France Jul 7, 2007 Positive Person hosted me and my friend 2 days in a big flat during our trip in Norway. Pers is really a nice person to meet. He is very funny, friendly, teach us a lot of things about Norway's life and...drove us all around Begen. A great meeting. See you soon in France and remember "We are survivors!" ;)
From EDGEYUL Montreal, Canada May 7, 2007 Positive Per...what can I say...can't thank you enough for all your help, including all my questions even before getting there! Despite the rainy weather, I had a wonderful time...thanks for everything, including taking time out of your day...twice!! Will make sure to leave the mobile phone 'on' next time!!
From Noel Firkin Brisbane, Australia Nov 19, 2006 Positive Per is a wonderful guy who goes out of his way to help you. We travelled around Bergen, talked alot and I relish his company. I would love to come back and visit him and hope to host him in Aus in the future.
From Tull Hvitsten, Norway Nov 19, 2006 Positive Per is the sort of Norwegian everybody shoul meet at least once. Big, safe, funny and with a roaring laughter. He was our first surfer amd he most certainly made us want to receive more surfers.
From Jessica Fischer Calgary, Canada Jul 19, 2006 strong reference! I stayed with per. I cannot recommend staying with him highly enough! So much respect for me and everyone else we encountered. thanks per!
From Marion Jaks Vienna, Austria Jul 19, 2006 A wonderful host and great person. Per hosted me and Marco on our trip to Bergen. The first day he surprised us with a good breakfast. He left us his nice appartment for 10 days. Per took us on several trips to see the extraordinary landscape of the Bergen region. I really enjoyed those trips! Per and Elisabeth also invited us to have a wonderful dinner with them. Per is a great, warm harted and helpful person. I really hope to meet him again - maybe in Vienna or back in Bergen!
From Jerome Loperiol Prilly, Switzerland Jul 19, 2006 My first couch surfer. So nice to meet Per...great guy...great dad...so nice person...hope to met you again my friend.
People like him give hope to a better world is rising.
J:)
From AFRI-HIPPIE Nairobi, Kenya Jul 19, 2006 Undying Kenyan love, Respect! Just started chatting up on plans to come over to Kenya and working on some PI work for him trying to get contact with his old friends. Seems a nice chap and cant wait for long story's through the late Kenyan nights when he gets to come over. |