CURRENT MISSION

Continue to learn about people and cultures - learn how not to work so much and enjoy the day

ABOUT ME

Bruce: Recently retired High School Biology, PE teacher & coach - Volleyball, Track, Cross Country: construction building houses and duplex apts, stopped raising cattle and currently growing olive trees for olive oil-started 2001 Loneoakoliveoil.com, active life style - skiing, hiking, bicycling, working on olive grove 3-4 days/week...more tba

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PHILOSOPHY

Trying to move from "take it on and get it done" to "enjoy the day and smell the roses"

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just joined - have traveled extensively over the years - have hosted and been hosted through U.S. Servas.org - stayed with a variety of people from dairy farmer N.Z. to professor of linguists in Athens [10 languages].
Looking to continue to build relationships around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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兴趣

Travel, snow skiing, sailing - started ASA classes looking to spending some time on a boat at some point in the future, remodeling houses, growing olive trees and making olive oil

• running
• coach
• boating
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• sailing
• skiing
• track and field
• volleyball
• biology
• teaching
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

music: taste range from country to Oldies - '50's - 80's
movies: comedies, action,

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Travel around the world '96-97 both teachers received a year leave of absence to experience the world. Took our youngest out of school at 10 and traveled with only one backpack each. Stayed with people we met, Youth Hostels, Servas Hosts, YMCA and low end Lonly Planet recommendations

教，学，和分享

Lots of building experience, worked my way through university in construction, continued part time during summers of teaching career. Practical experience in various skills- electrical, plumbing, coaching running, track and volleyball

我游览过的国家

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Virgin Islands, U.S., Zimbabwe

我居住过的国家

United States