CURRENT MISSION

Just to get out there...

ABOUT ME

Always considered myself very self-contained, but as I've got older I value more the company,counsel,experience and friendship of others.

Think the term most often used by friends is laid back and I certainly won't talk your ear off.

PHILOSOPHY

the lesson of the moth

i was talking to a moth
the other evening
he was trying to break into
an electric light bulb
and fry himself on the wires

why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him
because it is the conventional
thing for moths or why
if that had been an uncovered
candle instead of an electric
light bulb you would
now be a small unsightly cinder
have you no sense

plenty of it he answered
but at times we get tired
of using it
we get bored with the routine
and crave beauty
and excitement
fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while
so we wad all our life up
into one little roll
and then we shoot the roll
that is what life is for
it is better to be a part of beauty
for one instant and then cease to
exist than to exist forever
and never be a part of beauty
our attitude toward life
is come easy go easy
we are like human beings
used to be before they became
too civilized to enjoy themselves

and before i could argue him
out of his philosophy
he went and immolated himself
on a patent cigar lighter
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity

but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself

by archy (Don Marquis)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hoping to surf a bit to begin with as I have some travelling lined up.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting out.

Interests

I have three teenage boys who keep me pretty busy! Love being outdoors, especially in the mountains and enjoy working with young people, I help run a Duke of Edinburgh Award group. Swimming in the sea and rivers is a joy.

• beauty
• running
• traveling
• drawing
• outdoor activities
• camping
• swimming
• rivers
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping in the desert with friends near the Roman fort of Qasr Bashir, Jordan and having the most mouthwatering steak ever from over an open fire in a stunning location. Driving across Nebraska, USA with my legs hanging out of the back of a station wagon and a watching a huge storm rolling across the plains around us. Reaching the summit of the Tour Ronde on the Mont Blanc massif and putting my hand through the snow to find nothing but air the other side.

Oh, and watching my three sons being born, that was pretty unbeatable.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tie a knot in a length of rope without letting go of the ends...and I can draw stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom