CURRENT MISSION

Live life: do everything once & if I like it, maybe I'll do it again; rollercoaster fanatic, seeker of red doors, pizza, elephants and good friends. Music and a smile are universal languages.

ABOUT ME

Fun loving and adventurous, mother of 1. Grew up as a tomboy in Texas. Love: music, pizza, elephants, rollercoasters, motorcycle riding, people of all sizes and colors...we all put our pants on one leg at a time, traveling, photography, mechanical things, kids, all animals (even lizards & snakes & spiders). Have gone sky-diving, ziplining rapelling, and hope to drive a dragster in the 1/4 mile someday. Educated and retired business executive, homebuilder, and teacher. Caring & genuine, quirky with a big, crooked smile.

PHILOSOPHY

Try everything once - then you can go back for 2nds. Re: food....don't tell me what I'm eating, just let me enjoy it. Always wanted to run companies that make a difference in the world, but now I am actress so I can tell people stories because facts are facts but people remember/relate to stories. Music and a smile are universal languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

just joined CS but always stay in Hostels or local housing when I travel before CS became internet based. Friends I meet are always welcome in my home. I'm moving in another month, so space is limited, but I also help other find places to stay with friends if possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never couchsurfed but generally stay at Hostels, local inns or tent camp when I travel. Weirdest travel experience was in China w/my 8 yr daughter - Taxi driver drove us around for 3 hours before taking us to hotel to run up the fare.
Awesome moment - eating at local diner in Italian coastal town and mentioned that we were looking for a place to stay, bartender called a friend who came to get us and let us stay at his place.

Hosted my 1st CSer - was everything I expected - AWESOME!! We chatted about everything.

Interests

see "about you" section. Not interested in whining, rudeness or racism.

• animals
• writing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• bbq
• running
• traveling
• music
• camping
• scuba diving
• tennis
• business
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Where the wild things are, Willy Wonka, The Last Samurai, Harry Potter, Divergent, Inception, Last Holiday, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park, Def Leppard, Poison, Styx, Adele, Bryan Adams, Xiao Gang, George Winston. Also listen to big band, pop, country, broadway, jazz, instrumentals, hip hop, rock...if it's music, I listen to it. I'm an actress, so I love movies, esp. action, suspense, comedy and thought provoking stories.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one?? I'm a MOM. I backpacked for 6 weeks throughout China with only my 8 year old daughter. I walked on a volcano in Hawaii that had slow flowing magma and the ground started melting my tennis shoes and I walked on a valley glacier in Canada.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been a teacher for years on various subjects: business, accounting, self/independent traveling, and english. I want to learn more about photography and travel writing. I also enjoying learning new languages. I love to cook - oatmeal cookies, barbeque, and brownies - all from scratch. Willing to teach anything I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States