CURRENT MISSION

Encouraging the meeting of cultures and growing understanding.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is good!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My parents have discovered the wonders of CS and shared with me.

Interests

skiing, hiking, singing performance, ultimate frisbee, running, triathlons, raising kids, politics, meeting new people.

• singing
• performing arts
• running
• sprinting
• politics
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• track and field

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Crash, Titanic, Pretty in Pink, The Shining, The Fugitive, August Rush, The Color Purple, Death and a Maiden, Dirty Pretty Things, Forrest Gump, Life Is Beautiful, Love Actually, Mrs. Doubtfire, Not Without My Daughter, Schindler's List, Shawshank Redemption

books: Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Anna Karenina, The Time Traveller's Wife, Gerald's Game, The Green Mile, The Shining, Nickled and Dimed, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

music: almost all kinds, including: World Music, Folk, Pop, Rock, Gospel, Musicals, A Cappella

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I represented the U.S.A. competing in track and field in China after I graduated from High School. My 4x800 meter relay team held a national, collegiate record in 1985. I back-packed through Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain (where I participated in the Volunteers for Peace work camp program). I had two beautiful babies, whom my husband and I have raised, (now 9 and 11yo) and competed in two sprint triathlons.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States