CURRENT MISSION

to bond with the world

ABOUT ME

I'm an outgoing, charming, intelligent, playful guy with a passion for breaking glass. I've traveled extensively, mostly by bicycle, but now have a disability that prevents me from doing so. I am retired from federal government. I have written an historical novel and I also have a small stained glass workshop in my home.

I've a passionate Canadian and world citizen. I have had a wide range of volunteer work and civil rights activism - mostly with and for the gay community - and I have traveled extensively, mostly by bicycle, through North America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand between 1982 and 2008.

PHILOSOPHY

My Karma ran over my Dogma. I believe in listening instead of knowing, honouring my sense of humour and the strengths of others, respecting different cultures and sharing/caring across cultural lines. Among other wise men, I love the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet and talk with alternative people from other cultures and to listen to their insights, struggles and adventures. I was helped and hosted by so many good people when I cycled from country to country and now its payback time. Even though I do not travel like I used to and have not had the opportunity to surf the couches of others, I feel honoured and fulfilled by hosting others. I am willing to hang out with surfers or show them around, based on my availability and ability - I use a scooter to get around as I cannot walk without assistance or hanging onto things.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This past 9 years I have given a couch to more than 310 times to couch surfers from 54 countries. I have made some wonderful friends through hosting.

Интересы

I love reading, architecture, photography, watching dance, theatre, music, playing board games, sharing stories and food, studying human conditions, ecology, social justice, democracy, and exercising my humour. I am a "Radical Faerie", known to my Faerie community as 'Luke Warmwater'.

Музыка, кино и книги

MOVIES: independent films mostly. Not into blow-'em-up violent mainstream Hollywood action or formula romance flicks. BOOKS: Margaret Atwood, Ann Marie MacDonald, Timothy Findlay, mostly classic 20th C fiction. MUSIC: various from classical to folk to rock, but not rap or most country. Matthew & Sons, Stormae, One Republic, Loreena McKennitt, Joni Mitchell, Talking Heads, Tragically Hip, REM, U2 and classic 60s, 70s and 80s rock.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I traveled on bicycle from Lisbon to Oslo to Mumbai in 1991/2 over 49 weeks, getting caught in the war in Croatia and falling sick in Iran along the way. I even slept one night in a snake pit surrounded by very large vipers one night in a Pakistani desert. I have hiked and camped in the high Arctic and sailed in the Caribbean with friends.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

stained glass, friendship, love, respect, Vancouver, traveling stories, local adventures.

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Где я жил(-а)

Canada

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