CURRENT MISSION

I am asking you to live in the presence of reality, an invigorating life. ~ Virginia Woolf

ABOUT ME

I read a lot.

Faith trounces religion.
Francophile. Aesthete.
Clumsy. Clumsy. Clumsy.

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. ~Winston Churchill

Curliness.
I Killed the Cat.
Blue jeans and peppermint lip gloss.
Intentional seasonal raindrop exposure.
Normal is a cycle on a washing machine.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

PHILOSOPHY

Family First. ~ Arrested Development

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.
~Oscar Wilde

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to eventually have a place where I can host surfers but at present, I cannot.

However, I am ALL about the CS experience and would love to talk over a coffe, a drink, a walk or all of the above in various orders! Please be in touch!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Splendid and varied :)

Interests

Books. Horses. History. Passive and obsessive learning. Fascinating people. Beautiful things and places. Food and Wine. Chocolate.

• cats
• horses
• books
• dining
• chocolate
• wine
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Writers:

Jane Austen, F.Scott Fitzgerald, CS Lewis, Oscar Wilde, Alexandre Dumas, Virginia Woolf, Tolkien, LM Montgomery, O. Henry, Kate Chopin,

Filmatic:

Fight Club, Finding Nemo, Boondock Saints, Good Will Hunting, The Professional, Legally Blonde (NOT the 2nd one), The 5th Element, Amelie, Pride & Prejudice (both versions), Breakfast @ Tiffany's, Pirates of the Carribean, Hitchhiker's Guide...and pretty much anything with Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp.

Music:
The Black Keys, Passion Pit, Norah Jones, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Sinatra, Placebo, Counting Crows, OAR, Dispatch

Teach, Learn, Share

What a fabulous idea!
I can teach the preliminaries of riding a horse if you can provide the horse. (Not terribly practical)
Literary explication in 30 minutes.

I would like to learn how to write an eloquent thank you note in the native language of every country I visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Germany, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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