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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Italian
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • painter, teacher
  • University educated
  • From Suburban New York, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn to build furniture, learn to grow fruit trees

ABOUT ME

I long for places I've never seen, and meals I've shared on porches spanning the light of long summer days.

PHILOSOPHY

We can all use a bit more surrender.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am surfing until I find a proper home with a warm and cozy couch.
Then I`ll be hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many cross-legged conversations and mugs of warm tea.

Interests

Forests, lakes, mountains, seas
Ancient cities, horses, birds and sheep
Cooking, sharing meals and wine

  • horses
  • birds
  • arts
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • wine
  • yoga
  • gardening
  • painting
  • music
  • surfing
  • calligraphy
  • languages
  • lakes
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Tchaikovsky, Bach, Chopin, Joni Mitchell
St. Exupery, Borges, Hemingway, Camus, Beckett, Wilde

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Still doing and seeing, falling in love.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach yoga, painting, the art of perfectly peeling grapefruits, gardening, horsemanship, calligraphy and would love to learn some new recipes, some new music, some new languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, China, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, New Zealand, United States

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