CURRENT MISSION

Plan a long roadtrip. ( Update: I did it! 3 years ago. 8,000 miles. From Vancouver, Washington to Tampa, Florida. Southern route on the way down, and middle US on the way back.)
ABOUT ME

Grandma, traveler, artist.

PHILOSOPHY

Be Kind.
My glass is always more than half-full.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By being a great host and a trouble free guest.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have hosted many times, and been a guest a few times.

Interests

Travel, Burningman,Scrabble, Planning parties, Arts & Crafts,
Theater, Friends, Family, Good Conversation, Singing with my friends.

• arts
• singing
• theater
• performing arts
• partying
• crafts
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Stranger in a Strange Land

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Standing outside Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (my favorite bar) watching the snow fall, in March, in New Orleans.
Watching Mt. St. Helen's erupt.
Visiting a farmer's house in central China.
A fabulous, leisurely, four day cruise through the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. Watching my friend perform Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" in the talent show as we cruised up the river.
East Berlin before the wall came down.
14 years of Burning Man.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to learn more Spanish.
I'm a good tour guide for the Portland, Oregon, and southwest Washington State areas.

We are in southwest Washington State, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. We are also the gateway to the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, and our volcano, Mt. St. Helens, can be seen from almost everywhere, and is only an hour and and half drive.
There is great skiing and snowboarding on Mt. Hood, also about 1 1/2 hrs away, and the Oregon and Washington coasts have similar travel times. Downtown
Portland is about 12 minutes from my house and is a lively city with lots going on at all times.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will treat your home with respect. Exchange travel stories. Take you out to dinner, or maybe cook for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, France, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States