CURRENT MISSION

Headed to Key West in January 2026 for a healthy trip with the background of good live Texas music and Southern Roots Rock. I'd also like to "warm up" in Iceland this year! Hot yoga, hot springs, hot tea, hot food, hot local minds. Craving some St. Lucia and Bermuda, too.

ABOUT ME

I love life and love making new enlightened lifetime friends, even if we're just in person for a day. Visited all 50 states as of July 2016. Not much of a drinker for health reasons.

PHILOSOPHY

This day can last forever in your mind, so make it a good day for a permanent memory.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to get away for spontaneous short trips. Couchsurfing is perfect! I also have luxury guest rooms available in the historic heart of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, near D.C., if ya'll want to come visit! I love to cook and entertain, so my guests are always well fed and amused.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm somewhat of a newbie--I haven't logged in for awhile. I enjoyed hosting a young married couple several years ago while living in the Austin, Texas area. Contemporary houseguests usually do not use this site since I have opened an official hospitality business...but I still am open to hosting adventurous travelers and showing off my Town.

Interests

All kinds of partner dancing - swing, salsa, country, ballroom! My favorite things to cook are frittatas and crepes. I also make salads that are even fun to eat! I love the beach. I absolutely adore being on the water--sailing, kayaking, canoeing, yachting. It's all amazing. I love yoga, holistic healing therapy, organic farms, and smart people. I grew up riding/showing horses. I love animals, and someday I'd like to own another goat so I can make fresh chevre. I love true Southern hospitality.

• animals
• horses
• dancing
• waltz
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• yachting
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• canoeing
• kayaking
• sailing
• history
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Cinema Paradiso, A River Runs Through It, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, Monty Python & the Search for the Holy Grail

Music: Santana, Reckless Kelly, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Morrison, vintage jazz, vintage reggae, Texas roots rock, classic 70s American rock

Books: Infinite Progress - Byron Reese, Her Own Woman (about Mary Wollstonecraft), Emily Post's guide to Etiquette (1936 edition)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) from the air at night over Greenland. I was in the cockpit of a Virgin Atlantic flight and am still amazed at the 180 degree view of those incredible green flashing lights in the sky.

One day in Edinburgh I was overwhelmed with the urge to sleep, so I chose a sunny spot on the hill below the castle and slept for an hour in the daffodils. Amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to dance the Texas Two-Step or the country waltz. If you visit me, I can take you hiking in mountains made of quartz or soaking in natural hot springs. I run my own holistic health and detox spa in the heart of America's First Spa Town.

I'd like to work on my French and Spanish speaking abilities. My grandmother is teaching me Norwegian. I used to live in Wales so can sing in Welsh...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A sense of adventure + delicious spring water I bottle myself!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States