CURRENT MISSION

BE OPEN , STAY PRESENT, LEARN, LOVE, SING, SHARE

ABOUT ME

I AM A GENTLE, QUIET PERSON, SENSITIVE, ARTISTIC, SERIOUS, LOVE TO LAUGH.
I HAVE LIVED IN MEXICO FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, AFTER BEING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.
RETIRED AFTER MANY YEARS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, I NOW HAVE MORE TIME TO PURSUE MY PASSION, CLASSICAL SINGING. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE FOCUSED ON ART SONGS FROM SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA, AS I WORK ON MY SPANISH.
I LOVE MEETING PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND AND LEARNING ABOUT THEIR CULTURES. I ENJOY SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGES, AM FAIRLY FLUENT IN SPANISH, CAN ALSO SPEAK FRENCH, SOME GERMAN, ITALIAN, GREEK, INDONESIAN. I HAVE TRAVELED IN EUROPE, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA OVER THE YEARS.
I AM ON A SPIRITUAL PATH THAT HELPS ME TO STAY CENTERED AND LOOK FOR THE TRUTH OF EVERY SITUATION.
IF YOU COME TO THE LAKE CHAPALA AREA OF MEXICO, I MAY BE ABLE TO HOST YOU, DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN MY LIFE.

PHILOSOPHY

I BELIEVE WE ARE HERE TO LEARN FROM OUR EXPERIENCES, THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED IN LIFE IN ORDER TO LEARN WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN. SO I TRY TO WELCOME EVERY EXPERIENCE AND LEARN THE LESSON IT OFFERS ME.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

GUEST AND HOST

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

HAVE HOSTED TRAVELERS FROM AUSTRALIA, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND AND THE U.S., AND STAYED WITH PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIA, SEATTLE, MONTREAL, VICTORIA AND MORELIA. IT'S BEEN GREAT!

Interests

MUSIC (CLASSICAL, FOLK, WORLD), SPIRITUALITY, LANGUAGE, TRAVEL, OTHER CULTURES

• arts
• singing
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• tennis
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I ENJOY BOOKS AND MOVIES ABOUT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A BICULTURAL ELEMENT, ALSO SPIRITUAL BOOKS.
CLASSICAL, LATIN, FOLK, WORLD MUSIC, INDIAN CHANTING

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

END OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA, NELSON MANDELA FREED AND MADE LEADER OF THE COUNTRY!
BERLIN WALL COMING DOWN, END OF SOVIET UNION!
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THESE IN MY LIFETIME.

Teach, Learn, Share

I HOPE TO TEACH, BY EXAMPLE MORE THAN WORDS, THE POWER OF STAYING OPEN AND PRESENT TO WHATEVER IS HAPPENING. I ASPIRE TO BE THIS WAY ALL THE TIME-- AND TO FORGIVE MYSELF, AND OTHERS, WHEN WE ARE NOT.
I CAN ALSO TEACH LANGUAGE (ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH) AND MUSIC (SINGING, READING NOTES, ETC).
I ENJOY SHARING MY EXPERIENCES OF TRAVELING AND LIVING IN OTHER CULTURES, AND OF MY WORK AS A TEACHER AND SINGER.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I CAN SHARE WITH HOSTS
-MY AUTHENTIC SELF
-MY EXPERIENCES OUTER AND INNER
-INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE, MUSIC, PEOPLE AND PLACES I HAVE KNOWN

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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