We are very busy with work and school - this means that Monday - Thursday nights are not good for couch surfing with us, unless it's school holidays.

Please note that we are NOT CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN CITY ( 1 hour on a bus & train) nor close to the beach. Our closest station is Glen Waverley. Buses run about every 20 -30 minutes.

We are 50 km away from the airport. Dandenong Airport bus is $40 (45 min) or Sky bus + train + bus $20 (120 min).

Car parking is no problem.

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy, Nurture, Teach, Explore, Learn, Work, Relax

ABOUT ME

A music teacher. Married to a maths teacher. Mother of 2 kids and 2 cats.
Happy, sensible, love a laugh, love to sing.

Dislike modern slang such as "wanna". If you would like to stay with us you have to "want to". Use of the word "wanna" will result in a "NO".

PHILOSOPHY

I follow the Desiderata. Go placidly...Strive to be happy.

I try to make the world a better place by helping others and being mindful of our environment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to talk face to face, email or telephone.

We are a very busy family so there are times when we cannot host.

The more notice you give us, the more likely it is that we can help you.

When we couch surf we will always contribute to the host: Either by adding food to the meals, help with the cooking and/or clean-up, take our host out for a meal or offer some money to pay for food if we cannot contribute in any other way. We will usually bring a small gift to our hosts also.

We realize that hosting guests costs money and time.

We hope that our guests would be equally considerate.

We can offer you a private room, shared bathroom, home cooked Australian Family meals, breakfast (cereal, toast, juice, etc.), conversation, travel advice, wifi, TV, bikes.

We give priority to hosting families with children.

We really need some help with weeding the garden. You will get priority if you can offer to help . :-) Especially if are asking to stay for more than 2 nights.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed in Leipzig in 2018.
Couchsurfed in Alice Springs in 2016.
Couchsurfed twice in Scotland 2013. Met two wonderful households.
Have also done hospitality exchange with 3 other families from London, Cornwall & Cork in 2011. It was a wonderful experience to share a little bit of another family's life. We look forward to returning the favour.

Interests

Interested in people, history, art, books, gardening, crafts, cooking, travel, TV documentaries, movies
and music of course - piano & singing.

• cats
• arts
• books
• singing
• documentaries
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• crafts
• gardening
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• music
• piano
• teaching
• history
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

So many...I love watching kids movies with my kids (Toy Story, Up, Harry Potter)
Latest movies enjoyed - Jumanji 2, The Dressmaker, Life of Pi, Marigold Resort, James Bond
Currently reading Norse Mythology.
Favourite authors - Alexander McCall-Smith, Maeve Binchy, Monica mcInerney, Terry Pratchett, JK Rowling
Music - adore Matilda the Musical, love Andrew Lloyd-Weber, enjoy Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Josquin de Pres, Abba, Meatloaf, Eric Bogle, folk songs

Saw Queen perform in Melbourne.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled around Europe for 5 weeks with the kids in 2011.

Road trip to Queensland (2009 & 2012) with kids. Also Tasmania in 2008 (I recommend this place to everyone - it's beautiful, majestic & awesome).

Traveled through Scotland & Western Mediterranean Cruise with kids 2013.

Traveled to Uluru, Alice Springs and West MacDonells September 2016. MAGNIFICENT & AWESOME!

Pre-kids - Canadian Rockies & East Coast USA + Vegas.

Teach, Learn, Share

We are open to learning.
We can teach you music, maths, cooking, how to iron a shirt, ... so much more. Just ask.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can help out with cooking, cleaning, gardening (depending on time constraints). We can contribute to food costs.
We can share stories, music and ideas.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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