ABOUT ME

Hello. I am a photographer, artist, teacher, and have lived in Bristol UK with my two, now 'big' daughters, for13 years.
I am friendly, kind, sociable and I'm told that I am interesting :-). As a person I am generally interested in almost everything but I do love stuff about art and creativity especially when it has a philosophical approach - working out what that might be can be pretty interesting too! Anyway I am also happy to drink tea and talk about far off lands or what's going on down the road.

PHILOSOPHY

A quote from another CS person that I liked; I stand with both feet in life. I also believe in being kind,friendly and considerate. If I came to stay with you the bath would be left clean and I would help with the washing up. I appreciate a similar consideration.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and to stay with people local to an area. I hate faceless hotels.

Interests

I am especially interested in art and ran an alternative art space in Bristol for 5 years, but I find most things interesting.
I love to travel, eat good food, and I love to dance.

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• walking
• gardening
• traveling
• teaching
• compost
• reading and writing
• looking

Music, Movies, and Books

This is always hard, I like Wes Anderson films for their aesthetic but was a little bit disappointed with the Grand Budapest Hotel. I like a lot of foreign films but also like Pulp Fiction. Having said all that arty intellectual stuff I am quite happy watching a bit of Hollywood feel good or some action film!
Music, anything done well that is not overly repetitive, i.e. trance.
Books; easier to say what I don't like: too descriptive, - four lines to describe a tree blowing in the wind or the look of someone etc. I love books with good story lines that also teach me something. I like a book to make me think, although often the best books for this are theory books which can be quite hard work.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In the early 1980's I travelled to China by train. It was a fascinating adventure. I aim to have more adventures like that in the future.

Sat in the sulphur springs in Italy, we just came across them by chance, it was a real dream to do that. It was FANTASTIC but we did smell pretty bad afterwards still nothing that a good shower couldn't cure.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn and I love to teach. Brief photography lessons freely offered :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

good conversation, a meal, a drink. help with the ironing/cleaning/gardening/whatever, I'm happy to help if and when needed :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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