CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying life

ABOUT ME

Although I am Canadian (and American through my mother), I spent most of my childhood in Russia and Cuba, and have subsequently spent the majority of my life (almost 34 of almost 50 years!) living in Hong Kong.

PHILOSOPHY

Christian

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've just recently started hosting. Haven't stayed with anyone yet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The closest experience I have had to couchsurfing has been vicariously through my 24 year old son Ryan!

Interests

Music, health

• flying
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Avatar n such
Music: Lounge, Smooth Jazz, British rockers from the 70s n 80s (Peter Gabriel, Sting, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Elton John, etc)
Books: Historical Fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Great Wall of China with late afternoon shadows on a cold clear winter day - from 35,000 feet above!

Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina, Brazil & Paraguay

The (12? Fewer now...) Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Australia

Lijiang, China - the only place I own property. It's like a Chinese version of Marrakesh.

Marrakesh, Morocco!

The Serengeti, Kenya

The Khyber Pass between Pakistan & Afghanistan

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Koh something or other at sunrise, Thailand

Flying in and out of Capetown between Malaysia and Argentina

Kodiak Island from far above on a clear day

Arenal, Costa Rica - I want to move there!!

The Red Square, Moscow in the 1960s

Varadero, Cuba in the 1960s & 70s

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Cuba, Russian Federation

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