I grew up in a suburb of the great city of Chicago, Illinois where I first heard blues and jazz music.

After a good 14 years in Minneapolis, I now live in the central Coast of California.

I have an older sister and a younger brother, and I'm an auntie to three nieces and a nephew.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I love sharing stories, food, music, and good conversation with other well-travelled people who prefer substance to flash.

兴趣

Singing, design, architecture, science, gardening, craft projects, fixing broken things, writing.

• cats
• writing
• singing
• architecture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• gardening
• drawing
• music
• live music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• blues
• science
• parks
• lakes
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

Old blues, jazz, and torch songs

Dr Strangelove

Dr Zhivago, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

A few years back I hiked 11 miles into the mountains of New Zealand to a hut with a natural hot springs, which I enjoyed under the endless stars with some wonderful fellow travelers.

教，学，和分享

I can teach you how to draw all of the chemical structures of 20 amino acids, and how to screw up DNA evidence - buahaha... (no really, I used to work with forensic scientists)

I want to learn to live beyond the expectations well-meaning people put on me at a young age. If you have advice on how to do this, I'm all ears.

I'll share my ears, eyes, and empathy.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Cooking, singing and a little guitar or piano playing.

我游览过的国家

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

我居住过的国家

Austria, Ireland