Mark Sowers

Hi!
I'm Mark

I've done lots of cool stuff!

I grew up in Maryland

I lived in Pennsylvania for many years, and now live in Myrtle Beach.

I can ice skate

and I'm a certified scuba diver

I got my degree from Penn State

I was on TV for many years

(WNEP-TV 16 in Scranton Pennsylvania)

I taught myself to build websites

I helped build big dynamic websites like:

Star Tribune
Portland Press Herald

Irish Central
Amcor

Of course most of my code is now gone (that's the nature of websites). But, hey, it was cool when it was live!

My LinkedIn recommendations

I created interactive textbooks

for MacMillian Higher Ed.

I'm a photographer

Surfing Photos: Surfing Event Image Galleries
Action Shots: Sports and Surfing Photography near Myrtle Beach, SC
Vertical Wallpaper: Background Images for Vertical Monitors

I love to travel

Africa: Winter 2007-08
Holy Land Cruise: Summer 2010
Cuba Cruise: Winter 2015-16

I love kids

I adopted an older child.
I hosted an International Exchange Student.
I babysit my friend's children.

I was a substitute teacher

at the junior-high level

I make maps

Ramani-Maps: Community, Municipal, and Park Maps

I built several hiking trails

I advocate for trails in general and have been a member of several community Parks and Rec boards.

I write essays about weird topics

220 Joules: A simple explanation of gravity and general relativity
Keynes Was Right: John Maynard Keynes was right when he predicted a 15-hour work week
Understanding Economic Balance: Economics and the household model
Walkable East Stroudsburg: Promoting walkability in Monroe County, PA
To Fight Coronavirus...: Go Outside and Visit a Park

I'm sorta social

I'm a Certified Surgical Technologist

and have scrubbed-in on over 100 real-life surgeries

I help instruct students

in the HGTC Surgical Technology program

I am a
small-business owner

I created Surgical Counts, a platform that helps Surgical Technology students track and count their clinical cases.

I've hosted travelers in my home

from around the world via Couchsurfing

I support a number of social causes

And I've been married for over 25 years

(Yes, to the same person)