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Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
@MLB
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION itinerant professor ABOUT ME -public school teacher-40 years -Fulbright scholar-the Netherlands -Fulbright exchange teacher-Korolov,Russia(1992-93) -Builders for Peace-professor in Gracanica,Bosnia-2003/04/05(summer) -world traveler as volunteer teacher -looking for a place in Anchorage,Alaska-Feb 1 to March 15,2008;have been accepted as a volunteer for the Ididtarod -led 10 groups of students to Russia-1986-1996(every year) -taught in many schools/universities in Russia 2007(3 months) -father of 3 grown children;grandfather of two special children. PHILOSOPHY -Let each become all they are capable of beng;live and let live;it is not important what we do in life,just important we do it-M.Gandhi. -to be of service to others
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Interested in Books & Literature
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING As a retired school teacher in the US-I now volunteer in Bosnia,Russia and Slovak Republic.I also work in clinics with alcoholics/drug addicts in Russia-this way I get to use my grad degrees in clinical psychology. I have spent 3 summers in the Balkins-teaching,rebuilding a mosque and a school for special needs children. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE first time
Music, Movies, and Books
all types of literature;foreign films;Croatin/Russian
One Amazing Thing I've Done
SKYDIVING;TEACHING IN RUSSIA/TRAVELING THROUGH SIBERIA RAISING THREE WONDERFUL CHILDREN TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL FOR 40 YEARS LIVING IN RUSSIA FOR A YEAR ON MY OWN/15 VISITS TO SOVIET UNION/RUSSIA IN THE PAST 25 YEARS TEACHING AND TRAVELING THE BALKANS
Teach, Learn, Share
AMERICAN HISTORY/GOVERNMENT/POLITICS/RUSSIAN/SOVIET HISTORY/BALKAN HISTORY
My Interests
-politics,religion,history,alcohol/drug addictions,history,literature,cross country skiing,snowshoeing,animals,gardening,reading,walking,Russian culture and most cultures of the world-
