I arrived in Bogota on 18th March 2023 as part of my plan to travel very slowly around the whole world for the rest of my life. I like to think of this as embarking on a new adventure; in other words, I am off to see all the places I have never been to, meet lovely new friends and make some wonderful memories.
In early 2022, I sold my house and gave away everything I had except for 2 suitcases and a small rucksack; I no longer have a home anywhere! I have been a member of TrustedHouseSitters (THS) since 2018 and have been fortunate to stay in a number of homes in exchange for looking after pets. So, having sold my home, my next move was to spend two months housesitting in the UK and then 3 months in the USA. I then moved to Panama for 6 months and now am in Colombia.
I have lived and worked in many different places both in the UK and abroad.
I retired a few years ago having been a TEFL teacher since 1988 though I spent the last 15 years teaching in a British university. I have owned homes and gardened in Surrey, in Orkney and in Sussex by the sea; I have done all my own decorating and even did a garden design course so I could redesign the small garden in my most recent home where I lived for over 20 years.
I am trustworthy, easy going, responsible and caring and I love walking, reading, visiting art galleries and museums, eating new food and generally getting to know new places in addition to watching live opera in HD whenever I can find it showing in a cinema. I really enjoy making new friends and learning about their lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined Couchsurfing as a way of meeting new people when I was I stranger in their town.

Interests

• walking
• reading
• art museums
• new food

Music, Movies, and Books

I love classical music and especially opera. Most of all I love the "live in HD" operas shown in local cinemas from opera houses around the world. I am a great Lee Child fan. I left home with 2 cases and a small backpack with my laptop and am ready to cut back to just one but not quite going to the extreme of Jack Reacher!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I visited the Terracota Army in Xian in the late 1990s

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, China, Germany, Oman, United Kingdom, Yemen