CURRENT MISSION

Living each day to the fullest, with a focus on service to people and the earth

ABOUT ME

We are in our 60's, with four grown children between us. We love to travel. Grant is a retired electrical engineer who has a home machine shop. He can make, build, or fix just about anything. He also loves to cook. Karen is a retired technical writer. She's also a former Peace Corps volunteer. She is very active in her community doing volunteer work of all kinds. She also sings and plays guitar.
PHILOSOPHY

We are here in this life to love each other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've stayed with one CS couple here in Washington State, but that's it so far. We know a number of people who have hosted or been hosted, and they all have nothing but good things to say.

Interests

Karen: Traveling (I've been all over Europe, West Africa, Turkey, Mexico, parts of Central and South America, and the US), hiking, building trails, restoring urban forests, gardening, birdwatching, reading non-fiction, watching documentaries. Grant: Metalworking, reading, cooking, walking, birdwatching

• writing
• documentaries
• cooking
• walking
• gardening
• boating
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• metalworking
• jazz
• hiking
• engineering
• freelancing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Karen reads non-fiction, especially travel and other memoirs. A few of her favorite books are listed on her website: http://tinyisland.com/Karen.html. She watches documentaries, especially about travel, places, and inspiring people. We both love all kinds of music except classical, opera, and rap.

Grant loves spy and historical novels, page turners, and action movies. He's a big fan of John Le Carre, Tony Hillerman, Wooster, and Patrick O'Brian. He's a voracious reader.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rafting the Grand Canyon; 10-day solo hike across the North Cascades; a year traveling solo in Europe; taking a boat down the Nile; so many, many things I could list!

Teach, Learn, Share

We are especially interested in hosting people from other countries and cultures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Togo, United States

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