CURRENT MISSION

Love.

ABOUT ME

My friends would say I have an open mind and open heart.

PHILOSOPHY

There is only love ... the absence of love is an illusion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love couchsurfing because it brings the whole world to our doorstep.

Interests

Parenting teenagers! Organic/sustainable living, home brewing/fermenting, living on the lookout for beauty everywhere :)

Music, Movies, and Books

Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Masterpiece on PBS, Prairie Home Companion, Little Miss Sunshine, Shrek, Mr. Bean, Frontline, Independent Lens, The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Help, Molokai, The Red Tent, House of the Scorpion, Harry Potter, anything by Alice Hoffman, Maeve Binchy, Jodi Picoult, Esme Raji Codell, Kurt Vonnegut, Dr. Seuss, CALL THE MIDWIFE :)

Music:
Brandi Carlisle, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Linda Ronstadt, Nanci Griffith, Florence & the Machine, Iris Dement, John Prine, Albert & Gage, Elton John, Talking Heads, Natalie Merchant, The Kinks, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Doctor Hook & The Medicine Gang, Elizabeth Mitchell, Five for Fighting, Mumford & Sons, Odetta, Regina Spektor, symphonic band music, broadway musicals, world beat & indie, and bluegrass (but only sometimes!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Catching a new baby as she entered the world, wowza.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Homemade treats made with organic and local goodies (if I have time). Our youngest is now in college, so depending on the timing we might have a very quiet house or a group of lively young adults hanging out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States