CURRENT MISSION

To see a night sky with thousands of stars like the South Florida of my childhood.

ABOUT ME

I am innately curious, enjoy meeting new people, learning new things. I am tolerant of different cultures and religious beliefs. Will take time to look at the stars or a beautiful sunset. I enjoy a good sunrise as much as anyone, but am rarely up to see them. I am a night owl!

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.
Treat others with respect and compassion.
Dance like no one's watching.
"The older you get, the more important it is not to act your age"
-Ashley Brilliant

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far I have enjoyed hosting. Hope to do some traveling in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had 3 surfers so far, and it has been a very positive experience!

Interests

I like reading, playing on the computer, museums, art galleries, traveling to big cities(especially NYC). I have also enjoyed various crafts: rubber stamping, card making, scrapbooking, jewelry making, glass fusing, and other paper arts. I'm looking forward to a Collage Workshop in Seattle this Aug. (2012). I am also currently researching my family tree. While I enjoy people a great deal, I don't mind being on my own.

• arts
• dancing
• wine
• drinking
• crafts
• reading
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• genealogy

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Thrillers, Sci-Fi, English comedies, PBS Mysteries & Masterpiece
Theater
Music: Andrea Bocelli, Adele
Books: Mystery, Thrillers, Sci-Fi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the Grand Canyon. Watching the sunset over the Mediterranean from a hill above Malaga, drinking Spanish wine from a goat skin, with several young Spaniards, who serenaded us with their guitars!

I was in the Miami International Airport for a flight back to Oslo, where I was living at the time. I was near a huge, unobstructed, west-facing window. On the distant horizon there was a very long, flat cloud formation. As it got closer and closer, it spread out into the shape of North America! You could see Florida. There was even hole in the cloud where Lake Ochachobee would be! You could see the Gulf of Mexico, Canada and Mexico! People came from all around the airport to take pictures. And the colors were magnificent, going from pink, to orange, to purple, and finally blue. The Most Amazing Sunset Ever!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, United States