CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

Still working on that. Trying to be a poet, but really more interested in friends and travel.

CouchSurfing.org

A surprise email Sunday afternoon,
Can we host Monday night?
Just one night, on to Santa Cruz in the morning.

Well, OK, but it will be a literal couch
As my son is visiting for the week.
Troublemaker, he, points to the “other” bedroom,
Bed loaded with “stuff.”

Siiiiigggggghhhhhhhh

OK. All right.
Clean off the bed
Give her a room of her own.

Being so comfortable,
Fitting the family so nicely,
Enjoying so many things together,
We encourage, and she nicely asks,
“May I stay another night?”

Four days later, we drop her
At Diridon to catch the
Highway 17 bus to Santa Cruz,
With promises to return in a week.
Make a day trip with me to Yosemite,
Extend her visit in the U.S.
See Tom in Boulder later in the month.

What a lovely idea this was,
Whoever had it.
We learned “brilliant” and “trainers,”
She learned “faucet” and “tennies,”

How can anyone not know what a faucet is, we wonder.

“It’s a tap. Clearly, it’s a tap.”

Now we have Barcelona,
Probably Morocco,
On our list.

And hope for more couch requests soon
From other surfers
Around the world.

Doris Tuck
August, 2008

PHILOSOPHY

Do what's right for me and let others choose what is right for them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have had many (I can count 18) Couch Surfers visit with us and they have all been good experiences. We look forward to more, and maybe someday we will head out on the road and find some interesting couches to surf.

Interests

Herbs, healing, flower essences, spiritual stuff, goddess stuff, especially rituals, writing, trying to be a stronger bicycler and go tandeming with our friends.

• writing
• poetry
• boating
• flowers
• traveling
• bouldering
• sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

Judith Duerk's "Circle of Stones," Anita Diamant's "The Red Tent," Jean Auel, Lyall Watson, Gary Paulsen, most anything about Mary Magdalene, travel and adventure books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

An outrageously amazing failure to sail to Mexico, especially the last night before we gave up after spending 3 weeks getting to Monterey (California, I'm afraid) with 3 through-hull leaks and numerous other problems after spending 2 years preparing the boat. AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Teach, Learn, Share

Some of my stories, poems, and travels on my web site:

www.senilityrocks.com

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cook Islands, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Niue, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States