CURRENT MISSION

To get to Takapuna before the fish & chips shop closes

ABOUT ME

We are first-world nomads, traveling for more than twenty years now. I have lived in Japan, Hungary, South Korea, Malta, New Zealand, and Canada, while Mandy has lived in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malta, New Zealand, and Australia. Fascinated by life, and always curious about what (and who) is around the next corner.

PHILOSOPHY

The shortest distance between two points is rarely the most enjoyable route.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Happy to have a coffee with anyone and share our knowledge of things to see and do in Auckland, Nagasaki, Valletta, Calgary, Brisbane...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Went to any number of event when we lived in Auckland, NZ, from the Rain Forest Train Ride to the Starlight Symphony. It's great building friendships with a core of "regulars" and meeting new faces every time.

Interests

Photography, travel, peace studies, Japanese and western theater, language teaching, etc., etc., etc.

• fish
• theater
• photography
• coffee
• shopping
• traveling
• fishing
• snorkeling
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Recently: Healing Mandalas, The Light Inside the Dark, Forgotten Calculus, An Invitation to Kagura, plus an assortment of black & white comedies from the 1930's

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one?!?! Pshaw! Snorkeling in Fiji; cuddling koalas in Australia; the big wooden ferris wheel in Copenhagen; the Lake District in England; Scottish castles; amazing coffee and chocolates in Bruges; hot springs in Bavaria; climbing Mt. Fuji; a Christmas buffet in Taiwan; a disgusting lunch of chicken claws in Shanghai; the pyramids of the Sun and Moon in Teotihuican, Mexico; the Rock of Gibraltar; Rangitoto in Auckland, the observation deck on the 140th floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai; the amazing Sky-trees in Singapore...

Teach, Learn, Share

Things to see and do in Japan, intro Japanese, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Samoa, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, China, Hungary, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea

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