CURRENT MISSION
Carpe-ing a little cultural diem.

ABOUT ME
Passionate, thoughtful, appreciative, inquisitive, poetic, practical, tireless, sympathetic, thirsty for experience.
Here's a link to Jane's blog:http://memoirouswrite.blogspot.com/

SURFERS: if coming for the Chicago Marathon--consider running for a charity I support. http://www.ccolife.org/teamcco/

PHILOSOPHY
Joy in the journey. Favorite state of being: being "on" to something new, a further clue in the Great Mystery.

*I only consider requests from those who have a completely filled out profile--for example under music and book preferences, don't just say all kinds or all--the profile is one way I decide if a surfer is serious about the philosophy of couchsurfing and the importance of cultural exchange. A lame profile signals you are only looking for a quick crash.
I WILL IMMEDIATELY DECLINE A SURFER WITHOUT A 100% FILLED OUT PROFILE.

**I only consider requests within a month of arrival date. Not 2 months, not 10 weeks, etc before. Some people have asked me in March for July for example. NO.

***I only consider REQUESTS. NOT MESSAGES. Thanks.

****Surfers should plan to arrive BEFORE 8 pm. Sorry, but we start work at 5 a.m. If you tell me at the last minute, for example "my flight arrives at 10 pm" be prepared to spend that first night at a hotel or hostel. Thanks for understanding.

****If you request without reading and following the above--I am likely to delete your request without responding.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

UNAVAILABLE FOR HOSTING:
AUG 2 - 17
OCTOBER 11 - 15

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
*I only consider requests from those who have a completely filled out profile--for example under music and book preferences, don't just say all kinds or all--the profile is one way I decide if a surfer is serious about the philosophy of couchsurfing and the importance of cultural exchange. A lame profile signals you are only looking for a quick crash.

We can offer food/lodging/conversation/tips on seeing Chicago UBER CHEAP!

**We have accepted surfers for long-term stays when they are pursuing English language classes at Truman College, down the street from us. If this option is of interest to you and your purposes for being in Chicago we can discuss this further.

HERE is a clip of the 10-story former hotel building where we live:
http://youtu.be/28uc6cnE6ok
https://youtu.be/AwKPu9I-i3M
https://youtu.be/FD_Yv3x8NWw
also a video about the shelter our group supports
http://www.ccolife.org/blog/

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Expert couch-surfers! From Montreal to NYC to Zurich, Frankfurt, Italy and the Balkans...

Interests

Travel (of course). Reading. Writing. Used bookstores. Hiking, biking, running. International cinema. World music. World EATING.

• writing
• books
• dining
• recipes
• marathon
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• world music
• cycling
• hiking
• baseball
• cartography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Book Thief, What is the What? Eat, Pray, Love, Corelli's Mandolin; LOVE Willa Cather,Chesterton, Garcia Marquez, Walker Percy, Don DeLillo, Ivo Andric, Ismail Kadare, Heinrich Böll, Wendell Berry. MOVIES: Kieslowski, Haneke, Kiarostami, Rossellini, Fellini, Ford, Dardennes, Ceylan. MUSIC: Bach Masses, John Tavener, Arvo Part, George Gershwin, Puccini, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, U2.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped off Baker Falls in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan.

What I Can Share with Hosts

recipes
maps
knock-knock jokes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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