I have lived in Minnesota most of my life. I enjoy traveling, meeting people and learning the local culture. I've traveled to Mexico, Canada, Asia and many places in Europe. I owned my own construction business for a few years, City Manager for 30+ years, volunteer Fireman, volunteer EMT on ambulance, private pilot, paraglider, motorcyclist, woodworker, photographer, part-time farmer, apiary man and gardener.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting the locals and getting a taste of what everyday people do and learn what they think about life.

Interests

• culture
• writing
• photography
• flying
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• paragliding
• eating
• cooking and baking
• wood turning

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading the Note Book (Love Story) and Johnny Got His Gun (Anti-War book) I enjoy all types of music and an occasional movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing is a relative thing in life. For me some notable things are: Flying an airplane, jumping out of an airplane (with a parachute of coarse), participating in a half marathon and triathlons, riding a motorcycle across the USA, bicycling in many countries, being a good son, brother, uncle and friend, building homes, volunteering in great organizations such as Jaycees, Rotary, Lions, Sertoma, and Habitat for Humanity. The list goes on, but they are only amazing to me because that is who I am.

Teach, Learn, Share

Aviation, Government, travel, hunting, fishing, cooking, baking, gardening (vegetables and flowers), photography and much more

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above and

Photography, cooking, story telling, walking, biking,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States