I'm spending some time nesting in Rockville. I'd love to share our (I have two roommates) beautiful home with you as you travel through. We live on the grounds of a beautiful historic cemetery with graves as old as from the 1750's. Hauntings are minimal. Love and nature is maximal.
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I love people and novelty and learning. I crave new projects, new places, and new skills. I love hearing people's stories and connecting with new places and their unique cultures. Perspective is a true measure of wisdom. New people are great folks to share new hobbies and places with! Known as a traveler, identify as a midwife, care giver gypsy. People have come to know me a traveler and I guess that is one of many identities.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to open my heart and my home to all. I love sharing my homes with others and introducing people to the most interesting details of a new place or new ideas. To give shelter to the weary or beyond energized traveler is such a gift. Let's connect to expand our minds and hearts. I have hosted many travelers in the past. I grew up in the area and moved home to help care for my dad who has Lewy Body Dementia. It's been fun reintroducing myself to the area in a new way. I love the nature in this area that there is to discover and would love to share it with you!

Interests

being in the water, climbing things, plants, singing, building things, sailing, languages, surfing, snorkeling, yoga, hiking, and being barefoot

• triathlon
• yoga
• camping
• surfing
• snorkeling
• sailing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages
• nursing
• deep conversations
• new friends

Music, Movies, and Books

I love so many different kinds and types of music. Please introduce me to something new. What I especially love is lyrics that tell real stories.

books. the thirteen and half lives of captain bluebear. flatland. the hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared. cloud atlas. the birth house. the alchemist. harry potters. spiritual midwifery. mr penumbra's 24-hour bookstore. the water knife. Well-written non-fiction.

movies/tv. kumare. cashback. bran nue dae. amelie. children of men. whatever you love and want to share.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailed 2000 miles through the Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea with 1 other person

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's co-cook, do some yoga together, trade some language instruction (I used to be a middle school Chinese teacher) if that's your thing, and swap stories.

I'd love to practice Spanish with Spanish speakers!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food gifts, stories, good hugs, yoga, Chinese language lessons, co-adventuring(!) and good vibes

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nicaragua, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Costa Rica, Guam, United States