I have been taking care of my elderly parents for the last two years. This has cause me to make a lot of changes in my life. One of these changes is traveling. I went to Europe as a high school student and always said I would travel more "later". As life happened, I kept potting off travel for various reasons: work, family, etc. I finally came to the conclusion that if I keep waiting I may never get to do it so last year I started on my journey to see the world. I love seeing new places, meeting new people and learning about new cultures. My hope is to move overseas in the next few years to open a small hostel on a beach in the tropics. I am using my travel experiences to determine where that beach will be! (Please not that I am having trouble verifying my phone number but I will try to resolve that asap.)

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

Given my current life situation, I have limited funds but I don't want that to stop me from traveling. I am very outgoing and love meeting new people. I am also a "go with the flow" kind of person. With these things in mind, couchsurfing seems like a great fit for me. I have done workaway and that is a wonderful way to get to know an area and a culture for a longer period of time (a month or more) but it isn't conducive to short trips the way that couchsurfing is. I often stay in hostels but sometimes they are a little too crazy for me. I think the opportunity to stay in a more relaxed home environment provides a great option for keeping travel fun and enjoyable. I like B&Bs for this reason but they can be pricey. I am hoping couchsurfing will provide a nice mix of the things I like best about hostels and B&Bs without the things I don't like. I look forward to meeting many new people and sharing some time and experiences with them!

Музыка, кино и книги

"Classic" rock (Zepplin, AC/DC/ Stones, Beatles, etc.), Classic books (To Kill a Mocking Bird, Old Man and the Sea); New Classics like Hunger Games and Handmaids Tale (Especially like books that have been made into movies)

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Hung out with llamas at Machu Picchu

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I am a teacher and life long learner so it is hard for me to narrow this one down but I will think about it and get back to you :-)

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I like to cook and would love to help make a meal. I am also very neat and clean so I promise to leave my space clean and tidy. I can tell pretty good stories and I play a mean game of Gin Rummy.

Где я побывал(-а)

Belize, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland