Interests

• pets
• dogs
• farm animals
• performing arts
• design
• humanitarian relief
• human rights
• boating
• painting
• snorkeling
• reading books
• the ocean
• riding horses
• the sea
• gardens
• sustainable living
• urban gardening
• oceans

Music, Movies, and Books

Music genres: acoustic rock, classic rock, Motown, soul/spiritual, singer/songwriter, classical piano/flute

A couple of movies: Pulp Fiction, Brother Where Art Thou

Some series TV: Game of Thrones, Wentworth, Orange is the New Black

A few books: Alias Grace, The Red Tent, The Poisonwood Bible, Life of Pi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived and traveled in Africa for an entire year (solo)! It's cheating but I'll add a second thing because I'm still amazed about it myself - I published a book with Oxford University Press a while back :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Love of children, animals, gardens, books and art. Also happy to help with outdoor chores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, England, Ghana, Greece, Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, United States