CURRENT MISSION

Meeting people at home and abroad.

ABOUT ME

I can be a singer, actor, reader of novels, competitive board game player, good cook, map reader, coffee and tea drinker....

I live in Richmond, VA in a cohousing community and am retired.
I have a variety of small jobs to help with travel costs.

I have not surfed or hosted for about 10 years so eager to be able once again.

PHILOSOPHY

Work like you don't need the money
Love Like you've never been hurt
Dance as if no one is watching

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had my first couch surfing in Asheville NC in 08- very satisfying. Stayed on some futons the summer 09 and also met some daytime surfers in helsinki and n. ireland. Have hosted about 20 couchsurfers these 10 years.

Interests

I sing in a womens choir and I worked in a community with adults with intellectual disabilities for 27 years. It's on a 550 acre farm.

Since retiring I have been to New Zealand with a friend, to Germany to visit friends and to N. Ireland to do some volunteer work.

• books
• singing
• acting
• cooking
• coffee
• reading
• socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Johnny Cash, Ella Fitzgerald, Allison Krause and anything Gypsy
Books: recently enjoyed Animal,Vegetable, Miracle and Water for Elephants,Kite Runner and the Time Traveller's Wife
Movies I like: Breaking the Waves, Crying Game, Kiss of the Spider Woman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent 3 months in Sierra Leone in 1981
Had 24 hour IRA guard in my house in Belfast in 1977
Raised a kid single handedly - as he is now 32 and doing well, I think I succeeded.
Had a 50th birthday party in Ireland with 26 friends from 12 countries and my 60th party on Lake Balaton, Hungary.
Performed in the Vagina Monologues in 2012.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love getting people together
I want to be fluent at another language - just very basic in German, French and Norwegian now.
Good at map reading and sense of direction. Good cook

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show you some of the interesting spots in Richmond - full of history and a wonderful river. I will cook for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liberia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Northern Ireland, United States

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