CURRENT MISSION

Staying healthy as it is the one thing you cant really control. Apart from that get my nonprofit called PCs4KIDS up & running. We are building an ever growing offline education software/content package for K-12 kids which can be used on VERY old computers.

ABOUT ME

Project website: http://www.pcs4kids.org/

A lot/everything about me (thanks Google!): http://www.google.com/search?q=Jim+Volp

In photos, a lot about my family:
http://www.flickr.com/photo/ayla/

PHILOSOPHY

I have a collection of favorite quotes:

"No words, but deeds" from soccer club Feyenoord
"Let the deeds show" from Aberlour whisky
"Just do It" from Nike

The three combined are a powerful recipe ! Recently, I found one that compliments the three above:

"The key to success is never quit!" unknown

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Participate to what?

I've got several projects at hand myself so I'm kinda busy:
1) Collecting "old" computers, install Linux & edutainment on them and then distribute to orphanages and primary schools. http://www.vorxgroup.com/pcs4kids/
2) Create overview of African Space Stakeholders:
http://www.spacerenaissance.org/ASRC/
3) Doing an MBA

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm very new to CS. I used to be on HC and was very popular when I was living in Amsterdam. I hosted many people. I'll copy across the comments made there... one day. I must say that my experience isn't very good. I have tried to be hosted in Paris but this apparently is impossible. Why? I understand Paris must be hugely popular, but the CS system should be designed such that it can cope with that: spread the requests. I think at fault is the limited search functionality. Or I am just doing something wrong.... could be. In any case: please help. I really would like to avoid having to spend my family budget on some crusty youth hostel, let alone hotel.

Interests

Space (as in astronauts) and doing good, better.

• education
• running
• clubbing
• soccer
• teaching
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Goa trance, electonic music, ambient, clicks ´n´ cuts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Proposing to Shelale in a week was quite an amazing thing I have done.

Teach, Learn, Share

Read Dale Carnegie and you will be better equiped in Life! Really!!! Most known is his ¨How to make friends and influence people¨.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Japan, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain