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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Embarking on a 3-4 week trip throughout Europe! . Visiting my Mom's village in Italy and floating to wherever the winds (or available couches) take us! Looking forward to meeting fum, cool interesting locals...best way to learn about a country!
ABOUT ME
Energetic, Enthusiastic, & Passionate! I love a great adventure, meeting new people & discovering new places! My friends say I am Daring, Engaging, Fun, Spirited, Playful, Adventurous, Easy-going,Thoughtful, Intelligent, Open-minded & and Honest.
For hosts, I would say that I am always Respectful, Considerate, Flexible, Clean, Quiet, Engaging and Neat
PHILOSOPHY
In the end, it is not going to matter how many breaths you took, but rather,... how many moments took your breath away!
We can all learn something from giving and receiving unconditionally and enhancing or impacting the lives of everyone we encounter!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I can now offer a room at my residence in Sunny Florida to other couch surfers
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
On a 6 week cross country trip with a friend visiting all the state parks, we had the good fortune of having friends of friends allow us to stay at their places, when possible. We even slept in a cool vintage cable car in Santa Cruz, CA
Interests
Traveling to new destinations, exploring and seeking out new adventures, expanding my horizons, enjoying different cultures, meeting interesting folks and hearing their stories, and all about their journeys
I love living life on the edge, the faster or more dangerous, the better for me!
I enjoy dancing the night away! I work hard, but I play harder.
Working out daily, Getting together with friends, Biking, Hiking, Boating, Ocean and any water activity, movies, comedy, concerts, outdoor events, laughing and breathing fresh outdoor air!
I love anything that brings me outdoors ans surrounded by nature, waterfalls, hiking trails and out of the way places where I can join with the locals,
- dancing
- working out
- boating
- movies
- traveling
- outdoor activities
- cycling
- hiking
- backpacking
- scuba diving
- skydiving
- skiing
- rock climbing
- road trips
- parks
Music, Movies, and Books
Too many to detail. I enjoy almost all kinds of music, non-violent and entertaining movies and a book that captures my attention and leaves me fulfilled or more knowledgeable than before I picked it up.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Skydiving, skiing on fresh powder snow after a wild snowstorm, Ziplining and rappelling from the treetops in the winter on Mt. Washington, Snorkelling many incredible, unspoiled reefs, seeing El Capitan! scaling Angel's Landing and on to the top of Observation Point in Zion Natl. Park, Exploring all of Yosemite! Helicoptering mad-dog style over the Grand Canyon
Cliff diving in Hawaii, Hiking the Swiss Alps, Pikes Peak, Mt Washington, hiking around and into the Grand Canyon...cruising the coastline drive of Big Sur, as well as the Amalfi Drive!... 5 cross country road trips, Harbin Hot Springs, Music Festivals and so much more!
Teach, Learn, Share
Older folks have so many fabulous stories to tell, I love to listen to a passionate artist explaining their craft, I thoroughly enjoy boating and hearing people tell their tall tales, I so look forward to meeting other travelers. learning from them and I mostly love the amazing, kind, generous and exciting locals I meet on a new journey!
What I Can Share with Hosts
At present, I have only a small 2bR condo which is tight for more than one guest. I am still working; however I do have some flexibility in my schedule to accommodate a couple nights at my comfortable little condo.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States