Love life, travel, learning about others, everything cultural : architecture, history, music, art, food: you name it, I'm interested .
Grew up in three countries and learned several languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people from other countries: always so much to share and it's a wonderful way to travel the world and experience real life elsewhere. I also enjoy giving and receiving information from locals. You get so much more.
Life is enriched by feeling that you have a home and friends in many different countries.

Interests

Anything cultural: history of countries always interests me, but especially music and art. I love Medieval , Baroque, Renaissance music and art, and travel as often as possible ( 1 a year) to Europe in order to experience whatever I can in various countries. I love the theatre/ dance/ ballet / opera too , reading, food .
I have a large library myself and love food from all over the world. I have literally 100 cookbooks .
I have always sung in a choir wherever I have been and continue to sing a wide variety of music from the 11-21 century.
I love talking about ideas; philosophies which underpin our culture and customs, where our values and attitudes come from , but also about the evolution of artistic and other cultural genres. Analysis of literature I also find exciting: Aristotle said it best: Good conversation is the staff of life.

Music, Movies, and Books

Probably classical music is the music I listen to most: the greats I certainly love and Bach would top the list, but I also love jazz, especially the Scandinavian variety. I also love African music, fusion music, klezmer, S American tango and am open to discovering new styles anywhere.
The classics of European and English literature are still favourites but I also love writers' festivals and being exposed to writers from all over the world. Sydney writers' festival is now second largest in the world .
I love women's writing , detective fiction, writing about ideas and social commentaries.
I regularly see film from many countries and love film festivals too: Sydney has many film festivals. I enjoy well made films from any genre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rescuing myself from a difficult situation in France when I was also responsible for the wellbeing of others.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about my country and love learning from anyone: teaching and learning are my passions.
I am willing to learn anything from you which you want to share with me.
I love sharing ideas with anyone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

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My knowledge and love of my country and those countries I've lived in and visited.
I am extremely sociable and have a wide variety of friends in many different countries.
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I share my love and enthusiasm for humanity with everyone I meet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom