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Overview
About Me
Hi! I'm a 57 year old semi-retired environmental engineer, soccer coach, occasional science teacher and father of three grown daughters.
I like to pack up my Surly Long Haul Trucker, buy a one way ticket, and see what happens.
I love travel, animals, most people, culture, language, all things outdoors, and am also a massive soccer fan (BWFC). I have lived abroad in the UK and with my children and MX solo and visited multiple countries.
I live pretty simply and like to travel that way. I especially like meeting the people who live in the places I visit and, as much as I can, getting to know the country a bit.
Thanks!!!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Meet ppl, get to know the best parts of cities and towns, and save $ to travel longer :)
Interests
- dogs
- reading
- traveling
- music
- cycling
- soccer
- languages
- outdoors
Music, Movies, and Books
Oy. Difficult... :D
Anything Vonnegut-ish, Steinbeck, Russian guys, Backman, Hillenbrand, Serenity/Firefly, Brother Where Art Thou, Kick Ass, REK, Guy Clark, Rateliff, Durand Jones, J5, Vukfpeck
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Raised 3 girls thru teenage years solo... :D
Teach, Learn, Share
Im a pretty big geek when it comes to science and nature. Kind of the cliff claven from cheers on those subjects haha...
What I Can Share with Hosts
Good times, know the good spots in my area, social, good friends
Countries I’ve Visited
Albania, Austria, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Oman, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
England, Mexico, United States