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Canadian born, Norwegian descent, 80 year old male. I am healthy (3 stints in heart) have a Lady friend, ride an E-bike, active social life. have studied: Playback Theatre, NVC, Stand Up & Improv. humour, Cartooning, Listening: Carl Rogers, E.T. Gendlin, Allan Rolhfs. Now working out at Gym 3X week, 7,500 steps daily average. News: I follow CBC, BBC & Guardian & Profound Environment Neglect. I worked with Children since age 15; Swim Instructor, YMCA Camp Counsellor, Saskatoon Playground Supervisor, B.C. govt. Adolescent Group Home Operator; One to One Child Care Program Supervisor; Treatment home contractor. Driving home, SURPRISE: Accident: ‘This is the way I die’, head injury, slow recovery,Big-Life-Change. I followed my son into balloon clowning and played with Parents & Kids these last 35 years as ‘Bobus’ theClown. Cultural exchange and learning opportunities.
Practice English with me, I am a trained English Conversation Tutor. Also I'm nuts about practicing listening skills, see Chap. 11 of The Listening Manual, in Book FOCUSING by E. T. Gendlin, PHD. and Allan Rolhfs book: When I listen People Speak and Come Alive, and google Carl Rogers PHD, Empathetic, an Unappreciated way of being, (long practiced by Grandmothers).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Teaching
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Culture
Writing
Hitchhiking
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
Hiking
Nature
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workaway to provide their own food, (space on shelves and fridge). I have a common shelf for Spices and the like. We may take turns sharing a meal occasionally. I prefer back-sliding vegetarian. I religiously leave the sink clean or my messiness invades everywhere. I offer a private bedroom, shared bath & kitchen in exchange for 2 hrs, 5 days a week with your brain concentrating on helping me with my projects. We schedule these 2 hr times in advance. I enjoy meeting people from other cultures, cause I haver to pee to often to be a good traveller, it’s easier, for me, if you come here.
Help
Workaway most suited to me: Probably Artsy, seeks a quiet base to follow their passion in Greater Vancouver, a non smoker, non drinker, no drugs, (easily self amused) and who would benefit from practicing Canadian-English with a native speaker. Probably someone over 30 years, who has ways of finding 'childish joy' in their life, who visits with guests away from the shared apartment, knows how to use headphones, cleans up after themselves and we share cleaning of common areas.
HELP: Some dayS the WorkAway will be a Care Giver for a Clown who can forget, things like where I put my cell phone, and I forgot looking at my ‘Have I got my …List’. Mostly a person who can be patient and able to focus my TOO MANY Computer-Media Projects. We must have time to interview each other’s two times, on Zoom or WhatsApp. Some examples of projects we will work on include: -Making better YouTube videos on The Tickle Machine Game, by - Spreading the practice of empathetic listening, a la Carl Rogers, Eugene Gendlin and Allan Rohlfs - Exploring: Walk-About Fun, Comedy, or smiles, smirks, giggles, genuine laughing stand up Stand around Turns humour .
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Norwegian: Beginner
Accommodation
I live in North Vancouver, 12 min walk to the SeaBus. I rent a one-bedroom apartment where I partition. my living-bed space next to the balcony and out of sight from the kitchen. The one bedroom provides for visits with my son and grandkids, OR FOR A WORK-AWAY. It has a lockable door, Drawers, Closet, Desk, High Speed Internet, Spaces for personal projects and a quiet work-space. Workaway to provide their own food, (space on shelves and fridge). I have a common shelf for Spices and the like. We may take turns sharing a meal occasionally. I prefer back-sliding vegetarian. I religiously leave the sink clean or my messiness invades everywhere. I offer a private bedroom, shared bath & kitchen in exchange for 2 hrs, 5 days a week with your brain concentrating on helping me with my projects. We schedule these 2 hr times in advance. I enjoy meeting people from other cultures, cause I haver to pee to often to be a good traveller, it’s easier, for me, if you come here.
What else ...
Your time off is yours; you probably don't need any advice from me. I am a non smoker, non drug user, non drinker who prefers calm & funny; and delighted to host similar abnormal people. Also: You being tidy & clean, inspires me to eliminate my unnecessary clutter. After a Persian ‘Workaway's' long stay: I am addicted to Persian Yogurt; to which I add: frozen wild blue berries & Maple Syrup. DeepSeek (Ai) has let me know, if I stop snacking on that 4 x a day I can probably loose 1 lb. a week. so, I don't need any more wonderful treat ideas. I now drink: Persian tea with Turmeric, Ginger, Green Tea, Cinnamon & honey. My latest adventure is to put a piece of tape over my mouth, when I go somewhere, its amazing how many people have something fun to share.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have high speed fibre internet connection.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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Mohsen
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