CURRENT MISSION

Planning the next trip

ABOUT ME

I have lived in France for over 30 years now, for the past 15 with my French partner Benoit who is an architect/scenographer. I am a scenic painter. My paintings are often inspired by landscapes from around the world. We like to travel with a purpose; we've been to Senegal,Ghana, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles, painting murals in schools or for NGOs, as volunteers.We travel mainly in winter; in the summer I usually have a lot of work here on stage sets.
We live in a village 30km north of Nimes, (with no train station). I think we're pretty outgoing people, enjoy good food,wine, laughing, dinners with friends. We have no TV.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is what you make it

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Both hosting and surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have hosted a few times, all very good experiences, and have surfed together in Italy and Australia, and I alone a couple of times too, in Italy and Cyprus. Have learnt that you sometimes need to have a plan B.

Interests

Art. Horses; I have one of my own; cinema; music; I play saxophone in a local band, and a little mandolin. Benoit plays congas, and snare drum.;kayaking; Scuba diving. swimming. I like to run and cycle too.

• horses
• arts
• architecture
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• running
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• blues
• cycling
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

World music;African, Brazilian, Fado. Rock; Ben Harper, Springsteen, Sting,Counting Crows,Stones. Cassandra Wilson, Molly Johnson... Movies....loads
Books....travel books, stories of people who have made great journeys.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learning to scuba dive in the Seychelles;soooo beautiful!
Working on an archeological dig in Peru.
Seeing whales in Sri Lanka.
Meeting Ben Harper at a small local blues festival.

Teach, Learn, Share

We learn from our experiences....
I could teach a little about painting i guess. Keen to share cooking recipes from around the world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook a meal whilst sharing stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France

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