CURRENT MISSION
Develop and use my artistic talents even more: I’ve had exciting decorative painting jobs in Hawaii and Boston recently!
I'm figuring out where to live to feel my best, health wise ~~I'm traveling the country, seeing friends and family and making new friends along the way!

ABOUT ME
I am a custom decorative painter, painting murals and faux finishes, hand-painting and stenciling for the past 36 years. PJstencils.com shows some of my work in my online art gallery*
I love dancing and hiking and body boarding. I am friendly, respectful, caring, sensitive, thoughtful, kind, flexible, easy-going, quiet, frugal with utilities, artistic, and health-oriented. I have meditated twice a day for 22 years, and pets love to sit with me while I do this daily!
I spend my winters living in a van on an exotic organic fruit and vegetable farm on the Big Island of HawaII!

PHILOSOPHY

I thrive on the heart-to-heart connections I have with my friends and family members. I feel we are meant to help each other to weather life's challenges and celebrate life's joys!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
This is such a cool way to connect with new people, learn from each other, and share stories about our travels and our life experiences.
I’ve had wonderful experiences couchsurfing in many states and have met people who will be life-long friends! I began on Couchsurfing in 2011 on my ‘First Adventure’, driving across the country to see family, friends, National Parks, museums, and scenic destinations! It was an incredible journey, and I've had some amazing and heartwarming experiences since then traveling to Costa Rica and Hawaii with some of my couchsurfing friends! We host many folks at OnoGardens in Hawaii.

兴趣

My passions include body surfing / bodyboarding, Salsa and Bachata dancing, hiking, swimming, snorkeling, x-c skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, gardening, music (singing/playing piano), cooking/eating, people watching, travel, photography, watercolor painting, studying homeopathic medicine and other alternative forms of medicine and nutrition, doing TM meditation.

• animals
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• meditation
• flying
• gardening
• traveling
• volunteer work
• painting
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• skiing
• snowshoeing
• swimming
• medicine
• volunteering
• parks

音乐、电影和书籍

Books: The Afterlife of Billy Fingers. It was life-changing to hear this 2x on Audible!!!
The Secret Life of Bees;
any Enneagram information
Movie: Music of the Heart, with Meryl Streep

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

During some challenging times in the past years, I have seen many small miracles that have amazed me and have given me hope and inspiration!
The most amazing outdoor adventure I've had was hiking 'Angel's Landing' in Zion National Park in 2012. It was mentally and physically challenging and I found it exhilarating to complete that 'knife-edge' cliff walk!
My favorite wild animal experience was swimming/snorkeling with a huge green sea turtle for an hour. We looked into each others' eyes many times, which was amazing... He was so graceful in the water; it looked like he was flying.

教，学，和分享

I strive to help others heal with my knowledge of alternative medicine, including nutrition, supplements, homeopathy, ozone treatments, etc...
My favorite 'volunteer work' is offering to take peoples' pictures at scenic locations, so that everyone in their family or group can be in the photo together. I've 'captured' people from all over the world this way :)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Laughter, enthusiasm, and joy!
Health info & Ozone treatments.
Cooking together.
Meditate together (I can quickly teach you how :)

我游览过的国家

Austria, Bermuda, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Saint Lucia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

我居住过的国家

United States