CURRENT MISSION

Seeing it all!

ABOUT ME

I like good food, good wine, and good company.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness." -Mark Twain

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive." -Dalai Lama

PHILOSOPHY

This should always be growing. But I mostly go by the common rules. Love, be loved. Be happy. Be tolerant.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've used Couchsurfing around Europe mainly, and hosted some in NYC when I can find the time. When in Seattle I attended meet and greets regularly. I have made several lifetime friends through CS and talk with them constantly and visit when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experience has been mainly in Europe. I surfed quite a bit, not as much as I should have, and attended CS meetings in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Nis, Serbia, and Seattle, WA. Now living in NY, I am hosting when I can to return the much appreciated favor and love.

Interests

Reading, hiking, traveling, eating, drinking, yoga, laughing....

• dining
• wine
• yoga
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Wine books, true crime, memoirs, travel guides. All music, from metal to jazz. Especially anything impromptu.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staring up at the Lady of the Sleeping Mountain in Kosrae.

Being fed as a Filipina in Manila.

Watching the sunset over Puget Sound from my front porch in Seattle.

Watching the bells chime in the largest cathedral in the world for midnight mass, Christmas in Sevilla.

Revisiting prior hosts in Nis, Serbia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn anything you teach me. I hope. But so far I'm bad at languages! I can teach you about wine and whiskey. Maybe a yoga pose or two. I am very busy in New York, but if I'm out with friends you are always welcome!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My preference is really to hang out and get to know the people I stay with. Of course, I am very independent, but the point of surfing to me is not a free bed. Dinner and drinks together, going to your favorite bar with your friends, or seeing your favorite park or museum are things I love.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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