CURRENT MISSION

To make small contributions wherever I can to a more egalitarian and multicultural society

ABOUT ME

I am an kind and considerate person, interested in other people, helpful, very patient and easy going, refusing to accept my age, generally find myself more in tune with people half my age. Some more information and pictures on facebook.com/ellinghamso

PHILOSOPHY

If you don't live on the edge, you take up too much space

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, not sure if I have the courage to ask a stranger to host me...

Interests

I am rather addicted to cooking, can't help it some times, just have to cook something... Also reading, travelling, car mechanics (in particular my 1977 Land Rover), cottage by the sea, grandchildren.

• cooking
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Read a lot, read most of the classics, always bring a book on my travels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I gave my wife a parachuting class for both of us for our silver wedding anniversary (15 years ago...), african safari, spending the night in an ice hotel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, United Kingdom, United States