• About

    Hello! My name is Hans Mast.

    I have roamed this earth1 for a total of 20 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 18 year old named Benji. He is an awesome photographer and runs an awesome photoblog. My next oldest sibling is Heidi, a 16 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 12 year old. A quite amazing 12 year old she is–one of the recent books she has been reading is the The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Modern Library MM)The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (700 pages). My next brother is Dietrich, a 8 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. My mom is Lois, a beautiful, sweet, Godly woman who has impacted my life tremendously.

    I am a computer programmer, amateur theologian, photographer, and aspiring writer. I love to read, write, think, help people, use computers, take pictures, 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 am currently living in Jerusalem learning Arabic and teaching English in Ramallah. 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 terroritories 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

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