* 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.
Interested in Animals
Interested in Comedy
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
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.
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).