Random men, please stop friending me.

We prefer to host women, couples, or families.

I live with my family in the "Texas Hill Country" suburbs of northwest San Antonio. We enjoy outings in nature, surrounding Hill Country towns, and the city of San Antonio. Hill Country has vineyards, state parks, rivers, caves, and wildflowers. We're 30 minutes from the Riverwalk.

We love to get out, explore, and meet people.

I have a history of solo travel and hostelling, traveling and hostelling with my husband and now with husband and kids.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My family and I want to meet people from around the world!

Since my first Hosteling International stay in New York City in 1992, I was hooked on budget travel and meeting other travelers. I still stay in hostels when I can, enjoy traveling in Mexico especially, and have introduced my children to the joys of travel. My husband and I were stationed in Japan for four years, near Tokyo. We got to travel around Asia, and adopted our two children from China.

Although we don't have enough time to travel as much as we'd like, we still enjoy meeting other travelers and exploring the world.

Interests

• animals
• insects
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• swimming
• biology
• beaches
• language learning
• botanical gardens
• ruins
• libraries
• hot springs
• jazz music

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye, Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye, most kids' books (fiction and nonfiction), travel memoirs

Movies: comedy, foreign, documentaries. I learn so much from YouTube!

Music: Brazilian jazz, other jazz, folk, rock. I'm open to any music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked by myself in China, and squeezed onto a VERY crowded train from Shanghai to Suzhou.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel tales

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel ideas, basic Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish phrases, piano and guitar basics.
Vegan cooking and vegan living tips.

I am good with cats and dogs (and children because I'm a mom), and can help with chores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan