CURRENT MISSION

World Peace...one person at a time.

ABOUT ME

I am a fun loving adventurous woman. I love meeting new people and I love to travel. I have been a midwife for 25 years and am now retired and have started to write stories and poetry, and do various art works, painting, sewing and quilting. I have many friends in the world and I learn a great deal from them. I am actually looking out for possible working situations perhaps to take people on tours! or to teach English...I am open to new life. I have two grown sons and 5 grandsons!

PHILOSOPHY

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. I really try to see life from the other guys perspective and be kind. I try to stay in the head space " that people will always surprise you....pleasantly".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

offering a place to stay with good company and info about my community

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have always loved curling up and sleeping on the couch...cozy and warm. Most of my adventures in life have involved sleeping on couches.

Interests

I love to sail, play music, dance Tango, salsa, and Scotish country dance. I love to walk and bicycle and kayak. I SCUBA and windsurf some. And I love to see exotic places. I am interested in organic food and "slow food" home cooking, I like to vote with my money to create a world that I believe is healthier and more fair...like Fairtrade coffe or chocolate and other goods, ethical consumerism, and eco-tourism . I like adventurous travel and out of the way places and local cultures, intentional communities, sustainable life practices.

• arts
• poetry
• dancing
• tango
• education
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• coffee
• organic food
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• sailing
• teaching
• tourism
• tours
• ecotourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Musicals, Pop music, making our own music I like to sing, I play flute and clarinet. I love the cellist Hauser. I like old movies...Haley Mills, Doris Day, Sophia Loren, Danny Kaye, etc. I love documentaries and nature and travel shows.
Reading: I love Agatha Christie, especially Poirot and Miss Marple (the movies too)...and I love the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon about Scotland and Claire and her family.
I love The Durrells in Corfu, book series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well two. I spent time in the Wadi Rum desert in the complete silence, under the full moon, sleeping in a Bedouin tent under their cosy warm quilt. I lived in a mountain Indian village in Guatemala for a year, and gave birth to my son there.

Teach, Learn, Share

Birth education, sewing, English, dance. I would love to learn about more countries, cultures, birth in other countries.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All the above, and
cooking, dishes, music, hiking, coffee, friendship and laughter!

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Bahamas, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Saint Lucia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Italy, Puerto Rico, Sweden, United States

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