* Double vaccinated with booster- also willing to wear mask while in common areas of your home.*
-prefer to stay with others who are also vaccinated, if possible.
I love connecting with people, the outdoors, travel, road trips, adventure, quiet times, good communication, courtesy, respect, treating others how I want to be treated and receiving the same. I love cultures, languages, learning, motorcycling, spirituality, poker playing, cards, board games, truth.
I used to have a couch surfing profile with one review from Trinidad but then I had not used it and it became a paid service, and lost my profile when I did not use it for a long time and had not paid the fee. I have been told I have "impeccable integrity". I dont smoke or do drugs and drink so seldom that I should write not enough on the doctors form ; ) lol - about 1x every year and a half, mainly because of not having people to socialize with or traveling solo and needing my wits about me. I like to try to have a sense of humor. I dont do well with angry or disrespectful people. Ive gone through too much to accept more of that. I like to be assertive and appreciate assertive kind respectful clear communication from others also. I love trying new things and love community and family gatherings- travelled many times to Latin America because they value that and I am without it. Nature is so fulfilling for me. I find meaning in the tiny moments. I believe in and value clear communication, kindness, authenticity, accountability, empathy, inclusion, authenticity, acceptance, advocacy, womens rights and safety, Human Rights, environmental protection, recycling.
I have travelled to the Yukon, Alaska, Canada, USA, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Tobago, Grand Cayman, Honduras, Vegas.
I have struggled with past abuse and trauma and mention this because it has impacted my home. I have sought people for a travel work exchange to assist me with the clutter and disrepair but was not successful, so lost my grant and this will be my 16th winter with no furnace. I mention this to indicate that I cannot host, unless it is someone ok with a tent, or a vanlife person. I would love the company. I regret this, and apologize.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on a low budget, prefer grassroots-seeing how the local people live when Ive gone abroad in the past. I dont squander resources, am frugal, and often do without. I am currently not able to afford much travel and certainly not without couch surfing, but may travel for poker, as I have some skill and hope to finance some home projects with my winnings. I need a furnace for 15 years and roof and cannot afford to pay to be verified.
I value connection and enjoy kind respectful people.

Interests

• animals
• writing
• photography
• festivals
• cooking
• walking
• poker
• fishing
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• road trips
• travel
• nature
• cultures
• humor
• exploring
• outdoors
• learning
• children
• latin america
• motorcycling
• community
• sight seeing
• good communication
• families
• snow shoeing
• full moon
• cross country skking
• anything on/around/in/under the water
• almost anything with kindness and good company

Music, Movies, and Books

Any music except head banger or grunge-like 70s, modern, classical, instrumental, hip hop, country etc. Like reading reference books, self improvement, buddhism, poker learning etc.
Movies- Long Rider, - like documentaries, action, comedy, drama, ...difficult for me to tolerate horror movies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled to Latin America alone. Rode motorcycle across USA and Canada ( part in a wicked hot wind storm and soon after a snow storm lol, Night scuba diving with a giant eel, drove with reef and whale shark

Teach, Learn, Share

Want to learn languages- improve my Spanish, learn French, Polish, German, Russian etc. Love conversation, learning, sharing, connecting, group activities, board games, group rides, poker.
Would love to be adopted into a family ; )...maybe I can find an intentional community with a respectful, loving, spiritual or constructive theme somewhere.
I love to learn almost anything.
I would be grateful to find someone to mentor me to evolve my Hold'em ability and/or to assist with advocacy or a memoir.
I can alway offer kindness and warmth within boundaries, empathy, good listening, elder care, assistance with chores etc

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness, and conversation, Riding, travel, scuba stories...a hand with dishes, shared driving on road trips (previous drove public transportation).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada