CURRENT MISSION

cross-cultural understanding and conflict resolution, climate protection

ABOUT ME

Married, grown children. Busy life, only a little time, but very interested in international conflict resolution and travel. Nancy has 20 years of experience as a mediator and teaches mediation as well. Donn worked in the Human Genome Project in past. Now helping people "green" up their homes.

PHILOSOPHY

Meaning, joy and fulfillment are available at all times, if I open to this Present moment fully.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Not a lot, but my son, Dan is very active. I led 2 San Francisco group mushroom forays, a great success, with over a dozen CS-ers and lots of good and interesting mushrooms each time. Might be willing to do it periodically, if there is enough interest. I enjoy the enthusiastic interest so far demonstrated by CS'ers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We did a home exchange with a French couple in 2007. Not the same, but similar? My son (Drifter Mistwood)loves CS, has often traveled the world with it. We met 2 wonderful CS-ers on a trip to Croatia in 2008, who showed us around Split and dined with us in Dubrovnik. Very positive experience, thank you CS.

Interests

Botany, bird-watching, gardening, spirituality, meditation, mediation, green building, conserving resources and nature, cross cultural exchange, interpersonal communication, especially for couples. Nancy is a divorce mediator.

• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• hiking
• communications
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

European classical music, especially symphony orchestra.
Non-fiction books, especially science, especially physics and cosmology. Classic novels. Well, I liked Harry Potter, too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camped on the rim of Grand Canyon, alone for 2 days, no one else near. Nearly died in a snowstorm on Mt. Whitney, hiking by myself. Oops that's two.

Teach, Learn, Share

Both Nancy & I are trained in interpersonal communications skills. We are trainer-level skilled at "Powerful Non-defensive Communication" (see pndc.com), and in Hendrix Couples Intentional Dialog. Donn is a Unity teacher, Nancy a mediator and mediation trainer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Croatia, France, Georgia, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, India, Japan, United States

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