CURRENT MISSION

To return the hospitality shown over the years to me and my family by both friends and kind strangers when we ventured abroad. To meet new friends.

ABOUT ME

Married over 30 years to Peggy Brown, have three grown children. Currently teach outdoor activities to grade school students including building wigwams, tapping trees and making maple syrup, orienteering, and emergency care. Coach Nordic skiing at local high school, and do some team and leadership development work with managers and executives. Lead a very active lifestyle through the outdoors, travel, and pursuing diverse interests.

PHILOSOPHY

To serve others and care for the planet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Look forward to hosting and to being hosted in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Introduced to this through two of our children.

Interests

Love all outdoor adventure activities, especially Nordic skiing and sea kayaking. Photography. Gardening. Music of all genres. Exploring other cultures. Spent almost five months on sabbatical with whole family traveling around the world, homeschooling our three (then) young children.

• photography
• coach
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

"Triplets of Belleville," "Chariots of Fire," and "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" are some of my favorite movies.
"Cold Mountain," Robertson Davies' trilogies are some of my favorite books, as is my current read "Mink River."

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paddled among whales and icebergs on a trip with friends off the coast of Newfoundland's northern peninsula.

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