Gord
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | High school science teacher |
| Location | Westminster, Colorado, United States |
| Introduction | Though I was born and raised in Liberia, West Africa (with the rain forest all around me), it was not until a college-level ecology course and class field trip (in Canada) that I became interested in birding. In 1980 I married my wife Paula, and we returned to Liberia as missionary educators. There I spent many hours along the seashore, at the mangrove estuary, and in the rain forest (all near our home!), learning the birds of the area. Unfortunately, in 1990 Liberia was plunged into civil war, and my family and I were forced to leave the country. However, since then, I have made several short return visits to Liberia. On my last three trips (Jan 2007; Jan & Jul 2009), I made sure I did not forget to pack my digiscoping equipment! (FYI: We have 3 grown children who, it would seem, no longer have much interest in birding!) |
| Interests | Education in Africa, birding in the tropics, travel, birding anywhere, digiscoping, the evolution/intelligent design debate, movies with African or cross-cultural themes, southern gospel music, did I say birding? |
| Favorite movies | Amazing Grace, Amistad, Antwone Fisher, Fireproof, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Hotel Rwanda, Remember the Titans, Seven Years in Tibet, Sometimes in April, Tears of the Sun, Unlocking the Mysteries of Life |
| Favorite music | All the Gaither DVDs! |
| Favorite books | The Bible, A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, Birds of Liberia, birding field guides to anywhere! |