CURRENT MISSION

Move (slowly, in a Lada Niva) from Armenia to the Netherlands, and experience as much as we can along the way.

ABOUT US

My wife, Liz, and I have been teachers in schools where kids come from all over the world to learn from each other and make it better.

Past Projects:
Science Teaching, Getting to know America, Roof installation, Cat bothering, Dog walking, Zuni Gardening, Education ranting, Being confused by the Holy Land, Yurt building, Reef Mapping, Black Power Jazz Recording, Barefoot Hiking, Hanging out with old people, Desert Photographing, Existential Pondering, learning humility.

Current Projects:
Figuring out where (or if) I fit in education. Bringing academic and experiential learning together. Driving ridiculous cars. Learning humility

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted once in Armenia, and finally doing a trip that is perfectly suited to surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Know some great folks who have done it. Joined ages ago, but havent been active enough. Changing that now.

Interests

Good Conversations, Good food and beverages, and all that amazing culture that accompanies them, Education for Peace and Sustainability, Hiking, Camping, Skiing, Biking and other outdoor "ing"s, Photography and documentary audio, Environment, Education Policy, American Indian and Indigenous Peoples' Issues, My Students, Zuni, The World, Building and restoring things, My dog and terrible cat,

• cats
• dogs
• culture
• photography
• documentaries
• education
• environment
• dining
• walking
• gardening
• traveling
• cars
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Timequake, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Flotsam, Blood Done Sign My Name, The God Stealer, Omnivore's Dilemma, Cynthia Alexander, Yussef Salim, Richard Shindell, Nickel Creek, Indigo Girls,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I built a ger (yurt) based on conversations, drawings and observation from 2 months of traveling in Mongolia (see pictures)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bhutan, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Costa Rica, Philippines, United States

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