CURRENT MISSION

A> To meet as many people from as many walks of life as I can. B> To travel to as many places as I can to meet as many people as I can in their own homes.

ABOUT ME

I am fairly tall, a little overweight, happy, fond of food - both eating and cooking!
I like talking but keep away from politics and religion as they can be too confronting.
I look for positiveness everywhere, and if I cant find it I make it up!!!!
I am looking to find friends in my own age group - from 60 up! - although I have met some very nice people in all age groups.
As you can see - nearly all my sentences start with I - oh dear!!!!!

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live. Let people have their own opinions - even if I dont agree. Stay optimistic and positive.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer my home and my beautiful part of Australia to lots of people in short bursts.
So far I have hosted:
Joana and Franziska from Northern Germany
Natalie and Steffi from Southern Germany
Idit from Israel
Jesse from Adelaide, Australia
Carina Hessler from Vienna, Austria
Sarah and Sonja from Germany
Rob and Helen from Sheffield, England
Ayelet Batist from Israel
Ashlea Scicluna from Melbourne Australia
Ingram Niblock from Melbourne Australia
Genevieve Lewis from Adelaide Australia
Egle Murauskaite from Lithuania
Leonie Weimeyer from Marburg Hessen Germany
Bec Beard and Michael West from Sydney
Ashlea Scicluna from Melbourne Australia
Geordie Ting from Singapore
Julia Modes from Bavaria
Lea Wiedermann from Bavaria

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

UPDATE: Now I have had lots of experience being hosted in 2008 on a trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver Canada and further affield. (I did spend 7 weeks in 2007 travelling in the UK staying at B&Bs.)
Every host was different, every couch a surprise, every town/city interesting and all the country side amazing.

Interessen

Travelling; craft - mainly knitting; reading; sewing; cooking; what makes people move from one country to another; what shapes peoples' lives.

• dining
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• olympics
• religion

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies - usually family entertainment ones but there are a few actors I like - Judy Dench, Meryl Streep, Cate Winslett etc.
Music - mostly classical with a smattering of mood music.
Books - murder mystery/thrillers, autobiography

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Too many to elaborate. Sunsets and moon rises - especially the "Steps to the Moon" in Broome, Western Australia. Sunlight on the snow on the Southern Alps in New Zealand. Seeing my great grandson smile. The Winter Olympics site at Whistler in British COlumbia.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I would love to be able to help people see the positive side of life.
To my way of thinking, positiveness is essential for living - it has helped me through trauamas - loss of family, friends, cancer, - and through good times by cementing the good experiences in my mind.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Australia, New Zealand

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