CURRENT MISSION

to be fluent enough in Spanish to make jokes. Oh wait, I can't do that in English either.

ABOUT ME

I live in a suburb of Boston with nonexistant public transportation, though there is a train to the city about 3.5 miles away. I support universal health care! gay marriage!
My two kids in their early twenties. I'm hoping they don't find out until their thirties that I used to hitch-hike, as it would undermine my request that they not do stuff like that. My husband is a physician at a health clinic that serves mostly lower income patients. He is a wonderful generous man, but also very cautious, hence we have never hosted and he will probably never couchsurf with me.
I'm just to the left of Bernie Sanders, but I will just do that tight-lipped smile thing if you tell me how great you think Trump is - hey, everyone's entitled to their own opinion, no matter how wrong. I get annoyed with litterers, homophobes, and tailgaters (the driving kind, not the football picnic kind). People who don't use their directionals. People who start with "I'm not a racist, but..." and then say something racist.

I work mostly with children. At my main job, nearly all the adults and maybe half of the kids have diagnosed intellectual or behavioral issues. I love my work.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to mortify my children on a daily basis. It's a pretty low bar, though.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Attended an event, met someone who is staying in my town. We had lunch together. It was great.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS'ed in CA with my then-teenaged daughter with two wonderful women who were interesting and kind. In deference to the unease of my spouse, I have not hosted.

Interests

surfcasting, skiing, reading the newspaper, reading books, hanging out at the beach, Reading books. Hiking. Looking for wildlife, especially in my suburban backyard. Bicycling once I get a more comfortable seat. Kayaking

• wildlife
• books
• cooking
• picnic
• fishing
• hiking
• kayaking
• skiing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tracy Chapman, Nirvana, REM, B52's, Richard & Linda Thompson, Los Lobos, Joni Mitchell, Pearl Jam, Patti Griffin
movies: Millions, Year of Living Dangerously, Kingpin, A River Runs Through It, Mystery Alaska (just the opening credits), Fargo. Breaking the Waves is a great movie I never want to see again, ditto for American History X, and I didn't even see the whole thing; TV(sorry) - Homicide, Arrested Development, Flight of the Conchords, Samantha Bee
Authors and books: Kazuo Ishiguro, Alice Munro, Bartimeus Trilogy, Dave Eggers, Junot Diaz. I'm re-reading "Infinite Jest"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen:A man on bodybionic legs bouncing down the streets of San Francisco
Fox kits in my back yard (six! at the same time!)

Done:caught a 49 inch striped bass surfcasting in RI in December. Climbed Royal Arches when there was still a rotten log (1973)

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmm. I can filet a fish, but I am painfully slow. I feel obliged to get every last shred of flesh off the bones if I've killed it. I try to learn a new word in Spanish every week. And I taught both of my kids how to drive stick shift.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Venezuela

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