CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy each day as it comes rain or shine. Try to be aware of others.

ABOUT ME

I live alone with my 3 cats since Carbone 14 passed away in 2015 (he is in the picture), Pipola, Newton and Obama. I had two cats. Well since my 2012 birthday, I got two other cats. A child had become allergic to cats and I had promised the mother that I was going to send messages to everyone I knew. So I guess, I knew myself first because Newton and Obama are with us now. I'm not too talkative though I like to socialize. I do host my friends and try to fix an excellent dinner. Otherwise, my hobbies are reading (mostly novels), movies, plays, scrabble several times a day. I had not been to the Opera though, for years, I had wanted to see Madame Butterfly. Well, Raul, one of my former couchsurfers who stayed at my home from March till December and lives in the Paris area, offered me a ticket to go to the Opera. It was marvelous. Since then I bought a ticket to go and see Rigoletto in July 2020. I like to travel to go and see my family in France, my daughter and son in law in the USA. I also like safaris.

PHILOSOPHY

Trying not to want too much. Not interested by possessing a lot of material goods. But boy, would I love to be a better human being day after day. Perhaps I'm going in the right direction!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've got a three-room apartment located 20 minutes away from central Paris. If you don't mind sharing a couch with one, two, three cats, then you are welcome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been a hosting member for a few years. And I mostly enjoy it. At least 90 or more people have stayed at my apartment. I offer breakfast so Young people can leave my home with a full stomach. I do work very often from home and I like silence. Understand that I cannot, or it will be rare, to accompany you to show you the city but I can give advice. I expect couchsufers to leave in the morning to go and discover the city. Paris is a city where you can walk forever. You can sit in a park, go to a museum, enjoy a coffee somewhere. In the evening, couchsurfers can bring their dinner in and eat at my apartment. If I have food I will glady offer it and share it. If you come to my home accept to respect it so I will enjoy having new couchsurfers and you will enjoy your stay.

Usually when I leave to go on vacation I find someone from my network who does want to stay in the Paris area and have a free apartment against good care to the place and the cats of course.

ONE IMPORTANT THING TO MY SURFERS: NO SMOKING. NO ARRIVAL AFTER 10 PM.
AND BE CLEAN. I do not want to pick up hair in the bathroom after you or have to clean the sinks. THANK YOU.

Interests

Other people. Reading. Movies. Trying to be aware.

• cats
• dining
• breakfast
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• opera
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: mostly novels.
Music: all kinds of music.
Movies: not a fan of science fiction or gore stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lending money to people they never paid back. Lesson learnt! Not really because one friend asked me not long ago and I did open my purse.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing ideas is probably the best thing I could attempt to do and would like to do. Speak French.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mauritius, Netherlands, Portugal, Réunion, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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