CURRENT MISSION

to continue travel as I did before mass computers , and all the electronic hospitality

ABOUT ME

continue to learn by discussion ,reading, travel , and working in interesting places

I grew up in a racially segregated society during the 60's
so the Military draft for vietnam effected me as well as the materialism of north america that causes people to look at what a person is rather than who they are . I had high hopes for change in all areas but less than I like has changed (dateing practices for example )

PHILOSOPHY

modesty
simplicity
relating with out a hidden agenda
honesty with the group you may be involved with-the means will give you the ends -live is a journey not a destination

drinking deep from the cup of life - carpe diem

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i am happy to see a big senior group and look forward to meeting people there

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hospitality club yes as well as
a member of servas-- in 79 when i lived in Poland
and servas was underground so the concept is more than 3 decades for me more dependance on letter writing and a personal interview than quick emails and phone calls

Interests

see above
music if it can be recorded i will listen
read about the 60,s
gardening
peasant societies self sufficientcy
ARK gandian communities in europe
bicycling

• writing
• causes
• education
• cooking
• drinking
• clubbing
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

blues
jazz
russian classical prokovief , scariabien (poem of fire)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

first soviet people I met in Belarus
in 1976 were gypsies hopping on the train as it left the station

spending 6 weeks in a soviet Belarus village in 1976

being a refugee in canada during the vietnam war

Teach, Learn, Share

reading education

east europe minorities
being a refugee

contientious objection

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking,long discussions,how to make bread
long all day walks across town,gardening,refugees,
race relations

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Finland, Italy, Poland

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