CURRENT MISSION

To live and love my life with passion, laughter and joy!

ABOUT ME

i love tango, really connecting with people, a really good conversation, great food, espresso, and learning/teaching new things (which do not have to be new just freshly taught). I just recently discovered that I like big cities, but it is really the small quirky neighborhoods and unusual shops that I enjoy.
I think that I am just learning to really play!
I am currently living in a beautiful small town in Southern Oregon but am adventuring to live in Barcelona soon. It is a big change for me since I have worked for the same organization for >20 years, and currently do not know anyone who lives in Barcelona :~)

PHILOSOPHY

Love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by hosting and surfing, extending the network of interactions between interesting people :-) !!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A friend suggested CouchSurfing for my upcoming trip to Barcelona. It turned out to be a far more interesting and in depth organization than I had thought, and I decided to open myself up to the possibilities of interacting with people coming to my town as well. That was sunday... on monday I received my first request. I hosted my first CouchSurfer just 2 days after joining and am so happy that I joined!! Now to try the other side of the couch :~)

Addendum: I've done a whole lot more hosting, a little surfing, and have experienced some great opportunities to connect, expand my comfort zone, and meet really interesting people!

If you want to stay with me; please make sure to include something that shows that you have read my profile 😉!

Interests

Tango, Independent Film Festivals, Great Food (especially fresh, local, organic), Farmers Markets, Great Conversations.. especially when I am learning something new, Travel, creating Art in unusual places, good jokes (or just things that make me laugh), Design, Architecture, Sailing, Belly Dancing and more....

• arts
• architecture
• design
• festivals
• film festivals
• dancing
• tango
• belly dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• surfing
• sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

L'Auberge Espagnole. Princess Bride. Night on Earth. Louder Than a Bomb! Hello Lonesome. Amelie. Before Sunset. Overboard. American Dreamer. Monsoon Wedding. Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Eden (German). Girl with a Pearl Earring. Serendipity.

Tango. The Blow. Beats Antique. Brandon Beebe. Jason Webley. Tyler Fortier. Iron and Wine. The Swell Season. The Decemberists. Broken Bells. Jack Johnson. Greg Brown. BassNectar. Mercedes Sosa. And so much more..

Paolo Coelho. Blink. Nudge. Sway. Anything by Dorothy Gilman. To Kill a Mockingbird. Pablo Neruda.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched a baby being born.
Experienced love with connection.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share.. My ability to be a very good listener, and, if you are interested, my travels (on the inside and on the outside). I love to cook, just not very often :)

Learn.. about other perspectives.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kenya, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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