CURRENT MISSION

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style" - not mine (Maya Angelou), but trying to make it mine..

ABOUT ME
friends chose a word/words each to describe me:
brutally honest
clumsy
funny
open-minded
fair
mildly neurotic
red
I would add insatiable curiosity and intolerance of racists, religious bigots, extreme right-wingers, or those who are intolerant of non-heterosexuals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

will occasionally be free to offer a couch and / or company in Verona.
August 2013 - hosted twice. Went fine. Took my offer of my couch off because I was getting too many requests and not enough time to answer them! Might be available anyway - so if you read enough to read this you can ask, even if it looks like I'm not available.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none so far

Interests

compulsive reader with itchy feet who likes to take pictures - happiest on my own on a train in a strange land with a good book and a camera, or listening to tall tales in good company over a glass of the local tipple wherever I am

• books
• knitting

Music, Movies, and Books

i'll limit this to what I'm reading / listening to at the moment /lately:
Books: Return of a King - William Dalrymple; Beyond Faith - VS Naipul; The Malaussène books - Daniel Pennac; Boston Noir - short stories, Caesar - The Civil Wars, John Irving - Until I Find You.
Music: Fever Ray, Sigur Ros, Eddie Veder, Beirut, Albinoni - Adagio in G minor, the soundtrack to Frida
Movies: Water, Leaving Las Vegas, Grizzly Man, Jeff Who Lives at Home

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen: I see something amazing every day - when I remember to look.
Done: camped under the stars in the desert

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you a bit of English and tell you how a camera works if you're interested....or show you how to make perfect tiramisu, or knit a scarf!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United Kingdom