I am a retired ESL teacher, returned Peace Corps volunteer Mozambique, volunteer Reading Teacher, beginning botanical illustrator, lackadaisacal gardener, amateur writer

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy traveling and am seeking a way to travel without using hotels and I am interested in meeting more people who love traveling. Some of the places I visited in the past include Vietnam (4 times), Mozambique and Malawi, Thailand, India, Bhutan, Chile, Central America including several trips to Nicaragua. I enjoy listening to others tales of their travels and stories about where to go in the US and outside of the US.

Interests

• gardening
• politics
• eating in new ethnic restaurants

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was a teacher for the US Army in Vietnam in 1971, teaching GED English grammar to GIs on the largest Army Post in the World entering as a confirmed war resistor and leaving the same would be one and the second is to live in Bhutan for four months.

Teach, Learn, Share

I sew, write, make books, draw botanical specimens, read a lot of different materials each day.

What I Can Share with Hosts

food, lodging and friendship

Countries I’ve Visited

Bhutan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bhutan, Mozambique, Viet Nam