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Overview
About Me
- Life and peace loving, spontaneous male, with a keen sens of humor, who still thinks that everybody on this planet matters, including all the fauna and the flora. Of course, absolutely NO to wars, arms race-hegemony-injustice and exploitation of the many by the few.
- I do beleive in joining forces to make our world a better place to live in for all.
- I do not believe in religions nor Gods, but respect those, who do.
- I discovered "couchsurfing" by a street musician, resident of Belgium, who was playing in my home town Ebeltoft (the Danish Riviera), invited him to stay at my place.
- My interests are people, peace, geopolitics, sailing, biking, music (acoustic blues-Jazz-Brasilian/Spanish rythms).
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
- I discovered "couchsurfing" by a street musician, resident of Belgium, who was playing in my home town Ebeltoft (the Danish Riviera), invited him to stay at my place. He is a member of "couchsurfing and got me acquainted with the site.
- I think it is a good initiative to build bridges between people from different countries, learn from each other and share experiences of life.
Interests
- photography
- painting
- scuba diving
- sailing
- geopolitics
- languages
- playing guitar
- meeting new people
- good conversation
- world peace
- having fun
- underwater photography
- trekking-biking
- nature-outdoor living
Music, Movies, and Books
- Blues, Jazz, Soul, Classic music, party music (Motown - Disco)
- Exotic music from foreign shores played with traditional instruments.
My favorite authors:
- The Classics: Greek, French. Pre-islamic poetry.
- Philisophy: Hegel, Nietzche, Schopenhauer, Kant, Jean Paul Sartre.
- Litterature-Novells: Hemingway, James Clavell, Mark Twain, Hein, Arthur Koesler, Wilbur Smith, Morris West,
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
- Being able to retire at age 40 and sailing singlehanded (45 foot cutter) in the Med - Africa - Caribbean - South America during 12 years.
- Singlehanding a 89 foot sailing yacht in the Caribbean,
- Managing to stand up against corruption (General Attorney Office and Criminal Courts) during 17 years in Venezuela and getting out of the country ALIVE.
Teach, Learn, Share
- Languages, sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving
What I Can Share with Hosts
- Long life experience, the importance of tolerance, harmony and peace of mind and how to get there,
- Enjoying the little things in life and living in harmony with one's self and the others,
Countries I’ve Visited
Algeria, Andorra, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Martinique, Morocco, Norway, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Venezuela
Countries I’ve Lived In
Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Venezuela