CURRENT MISSION

To travel around the world by train

ABOUT ME

I'm pretty friendly and adventurous and like to do interesting things, including long overland trips by train. I am a musician (fiddler/violinist), music teacher, music researcher and general thinker about culture. I'm pretty easy going and generally outgoing, but a bit quiet in groups. I love cats and dogs and nature. I can hold a pretty interesting converesation (i'm told) and I love to meet and learn about new people and places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

This summer (2012) we'll be away couch surfing and traveling all the way around the globe by train. I will be mainly traveling with my partner Peter. We're happy to host when we return home. We (my husband Peter Duchemin and I) are performers and love to play fiddle and/or perform a few magic tricks for our hosts and their friends :-) a little thank you!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to couch surfing but I'm excited to try it. I love to meet people and keep in touch. Meeting people is what travel is all about!

Interests

I love to do ancient tourism, we (my husband peter and I) like to seek out old pre-historic temples and stone circles and sacred natural places. We're fascinated by spiritual places both indoors and outside (though we're not religious). I love music and people watching. I don't always run around trying to see all the sights. Somedays I prefer just sit and watch people pass by.

• cats
• dogs
• culture
• performing arts
• dancing
• running
• boating
• traveling
• socializing
• magic
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• tourism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching the cremation pyres in Varanassi, India
Being caught in a little boat on Lake Baikal during the biggest storm in 113 years.
Watching the sunrise from Matchu Picchu
watching the sunrise over Angkor Watt
spending summer solstice at the Avebury Stones and then going to stonehenge - wow!

Teach, Learn, Share

fiddle music
folk dance from newfoundland
ethnomusicology discussions
cultural discussions
travel stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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