CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy as many varied experiences as possible with those I meet.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy contact with the great outdoors at every opportunity i.e. rainforest reef, mountains rivers,walking swimming,sailing and exploring places and faces new and old.Gregarious,passionate,social by nature I can wine and dine,dance,watch an arthouse or historical drama and thriller but must feel and discuss and hate injustice.Enjoy visits to historical homes and beautiful gardens,cathedrals,museums,galleries.My meditative, quiet times are spent in nature with wildlife and often a dog's company for Yoga,camping and walks,I liveclose to Palm Cove beach.I encorporate house and petsitting with couchsurfing and find both rewarding and enjoyable.

PHILOSOPHY

To look for something happy and positive in everything I do.To have friends from all age groups and walks of life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am relatively new to this and joined after reading an article in my local newspaper.The idea of visiting retreats and communes appealed to me and I have backpacked in Europe and Asia often alone so this seems an amazing opportunity for cultural exchange and friendship.I am telling everyone about you.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Successful experiences boats house and island through couchsurf. but have crashed at different accomodations around the world.Enjoyed interactions with my visitors

Interests

Theatre,environmental issues,social justice,shamanism,history,meditation,
spirituality,home renovation,bushwalking,camping,sailing,overseas and local travel.Interesting conversations.

• animals
• dogs
• wildlife
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• camping
• sailing
• swimming
• history
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Dangerous Liasons,Shine,Silence of the Lambs,Four Weddings and a Funeral,Maos Last Dancer,Deerhunter,Sophies Choice,Indochine.
Books Classics,Poetry,Geisha. Wild Swans,Biography.Ladders of Fire.Varied taste in music some classical also lean toward blues but generally listen like or not.Reading classics,historical romance and biographies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching Orcas including Mum and baby swim by in the Huaraki Gulf.
Brolgas performing a mating dance in a field near Yungaburra.

Teach, Learn, Share

I seem to have an ability to put troubled people at ease and a deep connection to animals, a spiritual feeling with nature and I would like to further explore these areas.Shamanism interests me.As a mature-age student I completed a degree in Community Welfare and would like to make use of this.

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