CURRENT MISSION

To meet and learn about different cultures in this beautiful world and make a difference.

ABOUT ME

I am physically active working out regularly at a club and playing competitive tennis . I am a big sister to a beautiful 14 year old girl.

I actively gave back by coaching girls and boys volleyball at both the elementary and high school for many years.
Presently I give back by teaching seniors how to swim for free. It is amazing to see their eyes and hear the excitement in their voice as they are learning for the first time.
I had run a club called Best Buddies for 5 years before I retired . It is a friendship based program for students with an intellectual disability and physical disability and partnering them up with other students in the school. They met weekly with their buddy for lunch and we go on monthly trips. We have 25 special needs students and 59 mainstream students. My dream came true on June 6, 2014 in which I organized a dinner with the help of my co-op students for 140 people. These special needs students do not have friends so we had the special needs students families for dinner to meet their child's new friends. It took 2 months of organizing getting the banks, grocery stores and local restaurants to donate. There were so many wonderful smiles. I was surprised and presented that evening with an award from The Civitan Organization as a non Civitan member for volunteering all these years for special needs students. My special needs students also did a presentation and had the audience in tears. The program is a win/win as the special needs students gain new friends and the students volunteering feel good about giving back and making a new friend.
Please take a moment to watch our link
https://youtu.be/mlhGVQSijEM?si=sXj-M3DZytBXygHx

I Volunteered in 2023 summer in Kenya on a medical mission for Mully's Children's foundation. Children were serviced first by dentists, optometrist, and medical doctors . It was then open up to the community and 700 people a day were serviced. So many smiling faces when they had new glasses, or had their infected teeth pulled out, and also when many saw a doctor for the first time.

PHILOSOPHY

Being good to others and learning from others. Traveling teaches you so much.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love learning about different cultures and people and seeing our beautiful world

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been blessed to be hosted in India and Malaysia. Met some amazing people and keep in touch with many of them.

Intereses

Travel, fitness, friends, family, photography and giving back. My best buddies program. take a few minutes to watch. https://youtu.be/mlhGVQSijEM?si=sXj-M3DZytBXygHx

• photography
• fitness
• running
• working out
• clubbing
• traveling
• volleyball
• volunteering

Música, películas y libros

I love attending film fest in Toronto every year with friends. Love lots of types of music.

Algo increíble que he hecho

I volunteered 2 months in 2003 in China (Shenzhen and taught students that did not speak English and I did not speak their language. I learned so much from them. In Summer of 2023 I volunteered in Kenya on a medical mission.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

People from all cultures and economic backgrounds as everyone has something to teach everyone.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

My love for life , traveling and teaching. I am extremely positive and enjoy learning from others and sharing my experiences and knowledge.

Países que he visitado

Aruba, Bahamas, Cambodia, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Panama, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Países en los que he vivido

Canada