CURRENT MISSION

To research Uyghur music with the eventual goal of bringing this ancient and fascinating music to the West for others to enjoy

ABOUT ME

Husband - of 30 years to my wife Wendy
Music Teacher
Presently researching Uyghur folk music

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

CS is an awesome way to connect with people from all over the world.

兴趣

Music (classical, World, folk, some rock), hiking, traveling, photography, gardening (the flower type and the veggie type!), writing (both music and fiction stories)

• writing
• photography
• gardening
• flowers
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• teaching
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

I like too many different types of music to name any one as my favorite, but I really like bagpipe music, Celtic music, Uyghur folk music, World music, Christian Sacred, CCM, P&W.

Favorite movies include: August Rush, Music of the Heart, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Lord of the Rings series, Gandhi, Chariots of Fire

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I know this isn't just one thing, but I've lived a pretty full life already (at 56), so I wanted to let you know some of what I've done: I've scuba dove at 210 feet on the wall in the Cayman Islands, climbed the Great Wall of China (at a location that was crumbling, not rebuilt, thus NOT for tourists, thus very cool), learned how to play a Uyghur musical instrument in western China, rode an elephant in Thailand, visited the Taj Mahal in India, drank mare's milk after riding a horse on the plateau in Inner Mongolia, climbed Mt. Kenya (in Kenya, obviously), visited the poorest of the poor (yet happy) in the mountains of Honduras, killed a rattlesnake in Florida, and loved the most amazing woman in the world - my wife! (30 years now and counting)

教，学，和分享

I love learning about other cultures.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Stories from all of the different places I've lived and visited.

我游览过的国家

Canada, China, Germany, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Norway, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Cayman Islands, China, Kenya, United States