Many interests (see below). Love life and all the new adventures and insights it offers.

We emigrated to the US when I was 10, so really I grew up both here and there. I am now an American-By-Choice.

I live alone off the grid in a solar-powered straw-bale house, out in desert nowhere west of the Rio Grande from Taos, surrounded by grand vistas and quiet serenity. The house has a spare bedroom plus a fold-out sofa in the study. Both rooms would be private.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like both traveling and hosting other travelers. I have been both a guest and host, both through Couchsurfing and outside of any organization. Some guests who are Couchsurfers got me interested in joining, and I have subsequently met some amazing people.

Interests

Music, reading, writing, hiking, hot springs, gardening, traveling, history, current events, lively conversations about ideas, witty dinner companions, visual arts, the nature of learning and education, food, cooking/baking (and of course eating!); trying new cuisines.

• arts
• writing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• history
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything by Haydn, most 18th Century music, and quite a bit outside those parameters, from Susato to Mahler, and current dance music -- as long as it has a lively beat and singable melody.

Books: Mysteries, history, political analysis, unpretentious novels, anything written with wit.

Movies: Mysteries, romantic comedies with a a bit of an edge, period pieces (esp. British series in that vein), films with unpredictable but believable endings (those are few!), indies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have yet to amaze myself. It has been my good fortune to know many amazing people with truly interesting accomplishments. All through life I encounter people with new insights that inform and expand my own.

Teach, Learn, Share

Love of my surroundings, hikes in the area; cooking, home grown veggies, baked goods, the respite of afternoon tea, real conversations about nearly anything. Insights into personal relationships; how they work and don't.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cheerful company, good conversation, wit, openness to adventure.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States