Daniel

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  • Travel information

    I am currently

    At home

    Activities i am interested in:


    Gardening. Cooking, English language,

    My next destination:

    Italy - from Apr 2024 until May 2024
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  • Description

    I am a Swedish-American from Saint Paul, Minnesota. I have worked for the Wisconsin Legislature, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Jinan University in Guangdong, China, and "retired guy" jobs in auto parts and gardening. My educational credentials include a Master's in Public Administration, another in library science, seventeen college credits in teaching English as a foreign language, and half the coursework toward a Certificate of Professional Editing offered by UC-Berkeley. My native language is English and I am conversational in German and was once travel-ready in Mandarin Chinese. I am a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers and play in tournaments sponsored by this organization. I spend a lot of time in my 50X70-foot garden, growing vegetables that are not available in local grocery stores. Cooking is my primary interest.

    I can offer home cooking, English language speaking and writing instruction, and gardening.

  • Interests

    Vegetarian or vegan
    Languages
    Writing
    Architecture
    Plant care
    Gardening
    History
    Culture
    Books
    Cooking & food
  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner
    Chinese (Cantonese): Beginner

    More details about my language interests
    I have taught and tutored English. I enjoy tutoring more than classroom teaching. I can help with business or general English vocabulary.

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  • Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

    Some knowledge of:  

    Gardening
    Life at a Farmstay
    Helping around the house

    Able to teach about:  

    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Languages
  • More details about your skills

    Teaching English as a foreign language, English writing instruction, cooking, home-making, gardening. I was reviewed negatively by Hong Kong New Territory hosts on my first adventure but have acquired greater skills since then. I do not agree with their assessment.

  • Age

    79

  • What else ...

    I get on well by myself and often travel by myself, but enjoy chatting with or working with other people.

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    • Smoker

    • Driver's licence

    • Allergies
      chick peas

    • Special dietary requirements
      only avoidance of chick peas

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