I am an artist whose principal medium is encaustic (painting/sculpting with beeswax). I am about to launch a new business designing aprons and accessories made of Mexican oilcloth.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer a more personal connection while traveling than staying in hotels allows.

Interests

*Other art media like photography, mosaic, and collage.
*All travel, especially to Latin America.
*Movies, reading, cooking, discussing linguistics, culture and general philosophy.
*Walking

• arts
• culture
• photography
• cooking
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• business
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

*Music- folk (American and other), vintage Latin, blues, other ethnic like gypsy and Fado.
*El Topo, A Fish Called Wanda, Searching for Sugarman (what a combination!)
*currently- Latin American literature in Spanish, reference books about Mexican culture and language

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*learned Spanish at middle age!

Teach, Learn, Share

learn: anything i don't already know!
teach: encaustic, mosaic, photography, beginning Spanish

What I Can Share with Hosts

cook a meal, share conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States