• About

    Hello! My name is Hans Mast.

    I have roamed this earth1 for a total of 24 short years. I am from a family of 5, 6, 7, or 8 depending upon how you are counting. I have two living brothers, two sisters (they’re living too), and two parents (imagine that!). I have one brother, Friederick, who died when he was a week old. My oldest brother is an 23 year old named Benji. He is an awesome photographer and runs an awesome photoblog. My next oldest sibling is Heidi, a 21 year old–she’s the musician and artist of the family. She runs a blog as well and is the family event blogger–you’ll probably find out more about my life on her blog than you will on mine. My next sister is Kristi, a 16 year old. She’s my most geekily (in a very good way), intellectually curious sibling. My next brother is Dietrich, a 11 year old. He is just plain cool. My dad is Marvin, a businessman (owner of Golden Rule Travel and Communications) and wonderful, wise father who has taught me so much. (His parents are Elmer and Mary Jane (Yoder) Mast from Whiteville, TN.) My mom is Lois, a beautiful, sweet, Godly woman who has impacted my life tremendously. (Her parents are David L. and Mary (Beachy) Miller from Hutchinson, KS.)

    I am a traveler, computer geek, amateur theologian, photographer, aspiring writer, wheeler/dealer, and entrepreneur. I love to read, write, think, help people, use computers, take pictures, travel discuss, study science (and lots of other things), and play sports (basketball and volleyball are my two favorites, but there are few sports that I don’t enjoy). I live in Guys Mills, PA I am an alumnus of Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute where I graduated with a two-year Bible and Theology degree. In 2007, I attended the Institute for Global Opportunities (IGo) in Chiang Mai, Thailand for two semesters (eight months).

    1 and roamed I have. These are the countries/independent territories so far:

    1. United States
    2. Canada
    3. Mexico
    4. El Salvador
    5. Costa Rica
    6. Panama
    7. United Kingdom
    8. The Netherlands
    9. Germany
    10. France
    11. Austria
    12. Switzerland
    13. Liechtenstein
    14. Israel
    15. Gaza Strip and West Bank
    16. Egypt
    17. Taiwan
    18. Thailand
    19. Bangladesh
    20. Vietnam
    21. China
    22. Hong Kong
    23. Macau
    24. Singapore
    25. India
    26. Cambodia
    27. Laos
    28. Kuwait
    29. Oman
    30. United Arab Emirates
    31. Iraq
    32. Turkey
    33. Syria
    34. Jordan
    35. Italy
    36. Japan
    37. Peru
    38. Spain
    39. Morocco
    40. Poland
    41. Russia
    42. Australia

    In 2012 alone, I’ve visited 14 countries, every continent (except Antarctica), and flown 142,637 miles, visiting 41 airports.

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