CURRENT MISSION

to meet interesting people of all ages and to go places no one my age would even think about

ABOUT ME

I am 65 and never grew up past my 40s . my friends are couch potatoes and or dead . LIFE IS FOR LIVING !!i enjoy meeting and being with interesting people of any age . I enjoy the simple things , My family think i am past it and on the slippery slope . My wife had tried to push me into a home so shes gone , and i have a new partner with more get up and go i feel this is my time , my time to do what i was never able to do when i was younger ,working 2 jobs , buying a house and looking after and educating kids . I have accepted the challenge of being apart of setting up a company to manufacture boats in Suzhou in China , this will be my last big adventure before they wheel me out to go smell the flowers.I can still hold my own and do a days work , I love being apart of new things and watching them grow .

PHILOSOPHY

To be at peace with the world , to live long enough to see my youngest daughter married , to visit and walk in the paths of famous people , to breathe the air of my ancesters and visit the places they called home so long long ago .The be at peace with my inner self knowing somewhere sometime i have touched someones soul and made a differance as they have mine . To have given life to my wonderful children , to have loved and been loved and to be in love yet again !To cherish life and to love our creator , to give thanks every day for the time he has given me to be on this earth .

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted some Students and helped them to fit into The nz way , Pick them and taken them places but let them do there own thing as well .

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Fantastic and wish i was able to do more !!

Interests

Nature,cooking,photography, meeting interesting people ,going new places , seeing wonderful things ,working in differant countries and making life long friends where ever iv been .

• design
• photography
• cooking
• boating
• flowers

Music, Movies, and Books

i enjoy all types of music but nothing in particular. read when the mood takes me but i have itchy feet always . Books , travel ,genealogy and beautiful nature photos
John Denver, Chris Isaac ,The eagles , Barabra Striesand to name but a few , All music has a place in our world

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and was completely lost for words . Have seen and been to some wonderful places in Japan . travelled to the barrier reef in northern Australia. Seen almost all of nz from the top to the bottom , Lived and work in Tahiti , Lived and worked in Korea and in each place have meet and made life long friend .
Most recently i went to Changchun and meet a wonderful nice and careing lady , This is the coldest and most interesting place i have been for a long long time and totally enjoyed the exsperiance and meeting some truely wonderful people .

Teach, Learn, Share

With limited time ,every day i pass on years of acqumilated knowledge and skills to A wonderful young lady to help her to reach for the stars and become number one in her field of Boat design in Korea .

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand