CURRENT MISSION

My goal is to live in harmony with the earth and its people.

PHILOSOPHY

Figure out what you want to grow in your life and grow it (this applies to more than just plants).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Many folks have opened up their homes to me and my friends and family. I want to return the favor.

Interests

I love music! I am from New Orleans and lived there for many years. We live only 1 hour away, so it's nothing for me to just go to the city and listen to amazing music. I love jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, etc., roots music. A few years ago I decided to teach myself the guitar. Bam! Friends swarmed me. They played and taught me their favorites. I am very much a beginner but love to listen and learn. Since I have so many Latino friends I listen to and love their music: ranchero, cumbia, salsa. I TRY to dance to it.A few years ago we started a Blues fest at our farm. It's small but fun.I worked for NPR many years ago, so I am an NPR junkie. I don't usually listen to commercial radio because the music, although good, is predictable and ubiquitous. All of us on the farm love to read. Books are everywhere.
During the season, one of my favorite things to see is people visiting, relaxing and reading books. So it is no surprise that I'm not a big fan of television watching (although my husband is). I do have to admit to being a baseball junkie and will watch many games. As far a football goes, I prefer to listen to the Saints games on radio (old habit).
Food! How could I forget to say I like to cook and write about food. As a native New Orleanian, food is a very important part of life. Yes! I love to learn to cook new things and eat them.

• books
• dancing
• cumbia
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• blues
• baseball
• soccer
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

New Orleans music, Latin, folk, jazz. I love reading and do a lot of reading about many different topics. My favorite writers are too many to name but let me try: Robert Penn Warren, Walker Percy, Flannery O'Conner, Luis Alberto Urrea, Eudora Welty, Faulkner, Stephen Ambrose, Pablo Neruda, Rick Bragg, Michael Pollan, David Mariniss, Shakespeare, etc. I love reading Sports Illustrated.
Movies: Dinner Rush, too many to name.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cooked a 9 course Belgium meal to pay for my rent way back when...

Teach, Learn, Share

Farming, sustainable stuff, cooking, journalism.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happiness and a good attitude

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany