CURRENT MISSION

I am hoping to enter the century club (100 countries) in the next 5 years!

ABOUT ME

I am super flexible when I travel- and I travel a lot. Although I love to relax- I find it hard to do nothing when I travel- if I am in a foreign country- I want to see that country! I am an experiential traveler- I love to immerse myself in the culture, language and food, but I also appreciate the tourist traps as well.

Having lived in South America, Europe, Asia and North America- I feel I am pretty understanding and generally easy to get along with. I love to go out but I also love to stay home. Going dancing, off to a movie or show, or of course just going to a lounge works for me. Sitting at home with a movie or a book and cooking works as well. I run the "Witty Women Wine Club" in Washington DC - It is a great formal excuse to be with friends and family.

I love trying new foods etc. and don't really have any food restrictions- I am not a huge fan of raw tomatoes (cooked is fine) and olives. Fishy flavors are a bit too much as well, but I eat Mahi, Flounder, salmon etc. just not sardines, anchovies, canned tuna etc.

I am a bit of a neat freak but can survive a few days in an untidy environment. Dirty is what really gets to me... I don't mean dirt- I worked in development for years and worked in rural communities building clay homes and I enjoy the occasional mud sliding. I mean people who are just filthy... Leaving food out for days, not cleaning their bathroom etc... not for me.

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone is put in your life for a reason- learn from them what they were meant to teach you.

Life only gets better. :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In CouchSurfing? Haven't yet.

How I participate in life- I try to always live life to the fullest! Disfruta!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None- I am a 'CouchSurfing' (website) virgin. I do know a few people who are avid couch surfers and love it.

I myself am a professional couch surfer with years of travel around the world staying with friends and family to keep a tight budget! In fact as I write this I am surfing at a cousin's house in La Rochelle, France.

Interests

I am down to try just about anything once.

I am a big adventure girl- love anything outside... well perhaps not baseball, cricket and golf- it is too slow for me. I am a triathlete and played lacrosse in university. I was a swimmer for years and I love hiking and am willing to go camping for short trips- not crazy about a tent for more than a few days.

I enjoy yoga, cooking, reading a writing as well to relax a bit.

I have 2 cats and grew up with dogs, cats and fish- so I am an animal lover.

I will come back to this and fill more in as I think about it?

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• fish
• culture
• writing
• books
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• running
• clubbing
• reading
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• baseball
• cricket
• swimming
• golf
• lacrosse

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Upanishads
Million little pieces
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Veronica Decides to Die
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Death In the Andes
I hope they serve beer in hell
Lovely Bones
The Places In Between
Return to Sender

Movies:
Super Troopers
2 Days in Paris
Madagascar / Ice Age
Couples Retreat
I don't do Horror at all

TV:
Drop Dead Diva
Criminal Minds
Numbers
Political Animals
Income Property
Property Brothers

Music:
I like just about anything- my ipod is a hodge-podge of everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wow, I have done so many amazing things... there is not enough space for a memoir!

I think the experience that has changed me most is when i lived and worked in Peruvian communities working on water sanitation, clean kitchen initiatives to lower pulmonary disease, build a guinea pig farm... that was amazing and humbling

Bungee Jumping,
skydiving,
Many weekend trips to Paris when living in Picardie,
Working in Turkey
No water for 3 months in Russia
Los Angeles... love that city and many of its residents
Tunisia with Les Gazelles
My nieces 3-5-7 ceremony in Japan
All of my Thanksgivings abroad

The list is never ending

Teach, Learn, Share

I need to think about this and word it in a way i don't appear vain :-)

I am famous for cooking elaborate Thanksgivings for non-Americans while living abroad