CURRENT MISSION

Raising confident kids who are engaged in their community.

ABOUT ME

Clog dancer, organic farmer, community nurse, mother of three, married for 25 years

PHILOSOPHY

Every day is a new day!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host, surfer

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

During my Lactation Counseling conference in Lincoln, NE

Interests

Outdoors, athletics, nature, farming, being with family

• dancing
• education
• coffee
• homebrewing
• outdoor activities
• rock climbing
• teaching
• medicine
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: Rafe Esquith's "Teaching Like Your Hair's On Fire"
Music: anything I can clog too! Including bluegrass, african, and celtic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing the Grand Teton at 16 years old, working on a finca in Nicaragua with my husband in 1991, watching migrations of butterflies and dragonflies in southeast South Dakota. Traveling on Semester at Sea with the entire family, hosting foreign exchange high school students.

Teach, Learn, Share

Herbal medicine, organic farming practices, homebrewing, coffee roasting, outdoor education

What I Can Share with Hosts

Outdoor activities

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States