67 year old retired nurse. Mother of 4 daughters, 13 grandchildren. Born in Nelson, moved to Auckland aged 11 years.Lived in Australia for 15 months before having my family. Raised my family in Northland, until moving back to Auckland in 1993.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling and meeting people. Keen youth hosteller, also a Servas member. Have only just found out about couchsurfing, and it seems to have a wider network than either of the two other organisations I use.

Interests

Family, friends, travel, reading, classical music, ballet,opera,theatre,movies, needlework, cooking, learning, sport,adventuring.

• ballet dancing
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• sports
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Beethoven in any format, but 9th symphony and triple concerto tops.Any classical music lights me up.
"Birdsong" by Sebastion Faulks, "A story like the wind"Lauren Van der Post
"Wadejda" is a marvellous movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen Mt Everest with my own eyes!!!!!! On a trek through Nepal in 2010, an utterly out of this world experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lively conversation, life and travel experiences, an interest in new people and places, my love of my beautiful country!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia