CURRENT MISSION

To have a really great life and make meaningful connections with others

ABOUT ME

I am a single mother of two great kids. I am a native Northern Californian and have lived here for most of my life. I love new experiences and enjoy keeping busy. My kids and I are always up to something, whether it's taking our dogs to the dog park, baking something yummy, watching a baseball game over at my mom's house, or heading over to the coast for a day at the beach. There is so much to experience and do in life. I never find myself bored.

PHILOSOPHY

I think that happiness is the key and happiness is arrived at through balance in life. There are so many different forces and people and activities working at any one time and each of us must find our own balance which helps us to feel good about ourselves and our lives. I am striving to find mine right now and I feel that I am getting very close.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far we have hosted a handful of guests. It has always been a lot of fun. Couchsurfers come from all over and are very friendly and bring something to us with their energy, their stories, and their positive attitudes. We have gotten postcards from a few guests after they left. We really appreciate these gestures.
We have also couchsurfed a couple of times ourselves. It's definitely a great way to travel and I plan to continue doing it for a long time.

Interests

Doing most anything with my kids, reading, going to the park, having coffee with friends, cooking and baking, watching good movies, having parties, spending time with family, going to the beach, playing board and card games, art projects, gardening, yoga, taking long walks. Theater, art, music, sports, travel, Judaism, Waldorf education, healthy living.

• dogs
• arts
• theater
• education
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• yoga
• partying
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sports
• baseball
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Showtunes, Jack Johnson, Iz, Holly Near, ABBA.
Books: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, Saving Fish From Drowning, My Year of Meats, Davita's Harp, The Ladies Auxiliary, Tuesdays With Morrie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Obsession: The Lives and Times of Calvin Klein, The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices, Mao in the Boardroom: Marketing Genius from the Mind of the Master Guerrilla, Tales of a Female Nomad, Holy Cow, All Doonesbury books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being a parent is pretty amazing. As I watch my children grow and change and learn, I am constantly amazed by how amazing they are.

Teach, Learn, Share

Couchsurfing is about being open to new people and experiences, it's about sharing what you have with others, it's about making connections and seeing new parts of the world. I love all of those things!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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