CURRENT MISSION My mission is to getting better known with different cultures by meeting local people and be with them in daily life like meeting friends, go to parties, visit church, workers, and more. Since I'm a photographer I want to take a lot of pictures. ABOUT ME Hi! My name is Roar. My main work is as an EMT/Dispatch operator. I'm always enjoy to travel, but offen money is a problem... More couches meens more money in my pocket and to my travel budget. Biggest part of mye spear-time is used to work as a scout leader at different levels in the organization. That brings med many different places. Now I'm not sure what to do. I'm thinking about more education but the choice of what to study is difficult... I've living to a place in middle of southern part of Norway. It's called Røn and is a small village in the district called Valdres. I'm christian and go to church when having free to do what I wont. I'm not a carismatic christian, but I'm a beliver. If you want company, a guide (Telemark or Valdres) or a drink tell me!
Interested in Art
Interested in Bars
Fluent in Norwegian
Learning English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE None
Music, Movies, and Books
Books: Photo, Leadership, Adobe CS3, Medicine, Genral litterature Movies: Drama like Dirty Dancing, Crime Music: Eva Cassidy, Ytre Suløens Jazzensamble, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Susanne Sundfør, Silje Nergård, Pastor Wang Quintet Nora Jones, Nina Simone, Nathalie Nordnes, Marthe Wulff Magnolia Jazzband, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald Edith Piaf, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Diana Krall, Britt-Synnøve Johansen Bohuslän Big Band, Arne Domnérus kvartett, Aretha Franklin, Ane Brun Aftenlandet, Katie Melua, Karin Krog, Karen Jo Fields Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Glenn Miller, Trond Granlund, Sting, Storm, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Sigvart Dagsland, Lomsk, Roxette, Patricia Vonne, Paco de Lucia, Oslo Gospel Choir, Oslo Brigade Orchestra, Marius Müller, Lars Winnerbäck, Knut Reisersrud/Iver Kleive, Julius Winger, Gåte, Guns 'n' Roses, Gary Moore, Ephemera, Elton John, Cesaria Evora, Cardigans, Briskeby, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Bjelleklang, ABBA, Yngwie Malmsteen
One Amazing Thing I've Done
The most amazing thing I ever have done is to visit the arctic village Ny-Ålesund; worlds northenmost community. It's living about 30 people permanently there, and it's visiting by among 200 season workers from 20 countries every year. It's an science city and you need to be a worker/student/scientist to live here. Tourists can only be here for some hours and never for more than a night if you are lucky. I was there for elleven days, having a summer job as a "handyman" - such I'm not a handyman. It's not allowed to live her for more than five years period, and it's not allowed with children between 6 and 18 years cause it's not any schools here and transportation is difficult. In Ny-Ålesund you find a Fire Station, Trash Station (sorts for 28 categories), Power Station, Wellfare Station, Gym, Pub, Museum, Souvenir Shop, Hotel, Post Office, Reseption and in the summer it's living to Police Officers here. You will not find bank, school or a doctor here. In the summer cruise boats arrive every day. Ny-Ålesund is an old mine village and elleven people lost their lives here in 1962 cause of too bad security, and the Norwegian Prime Minister had to go. Ny-Ålesund have 30 people living there pemanently and they are working at Kings Bay AS who is a Company own by the Norwegian goverment and host all the scientist. All over you will se rests from the mine story and it's an amazing nature there. You can read more at www.kingsbay.no and se some pictures at www.roarmoen.no
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you nature photographing in excellent nature. Show you local scouting. Teach you first aid and emergency care. Swap patches and be your guide in nature, culture or history.
My Interests
Photographing Music (Trad. jazz // classic) Scouting (I'm a scoutleader) Politics, history and society Travelling Diving Food and drink
