I am a retired primary school teacher from England originally, but now living in rural Colombia with its amazing biodiversity and perfect climate all year round. I moved to Colombia in June 2018 but my Spanish is still very basic!
I share my home with my partner Gabriel who was born locally. He works long hours as a dentist so my main daytime companions are two dogs, one cat and a growing brood of free range chickens.
Our home is a simple rural Colombian home with occasional visiting wildlife (bats, birds, insects, frogs, lizards but very rarely do we get snakes and never in the house). We have some European-style home comforts such as a dishwasher!
We have a large garden with a good variety of fruit trees and an area for growing vegetables.
I love travelling and experiencing different cultures and lifestyles. Over the next ten years I hope to visit all countries in Latin America.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people from different backgrounds, both hosting and travelling.
I have a lot of free time to welcome people to my home or to make reciprocal visits

Interests

Travel, music, food, walking, gardening, reading, movies and TV.

Music, Movies, and Books

Very eclectic musical tastes - Classical, Pop, Musical Theatre, Trance, Soul, ...etc
Love cinema visits and have a long Netflix “to watch” list - prefer dramatic movies with a strong message
Mostly I read novels - especially crime fiction - and news reports.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I won £16000 on the TV programme “Who wants to be a Millionaire”

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach English
Learn Spanish
Share food, wine (or cold beer) and conversation, knowledge of local area,

What I Can Share with Hosts

A smile and be respectful of their home

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United Kingdom