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Overview

  • 43 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 48, Female
  • Member since 2004
  • Nanny
  • I played around at college for 2-1/2 years.
  • From Austin, TX, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I hope to never stop diversifying my experiences and abilities. I want to be appreciated as a friend by as many people in as many places as possible. I currently want to finish learning French and finish some home improvement projects.

ABOUT ME

I'm outgoing, but I love to be alone as much as I love being with people. I love being around smart people with huge hearts. I enjoy long fact-based discussions about things that really matter. I'm impulsive, but almost never unprepared. I don't obligate myself readily or make very many promises, but am very dependable when I do.

PHILOSOPHY

Love, Truth, and Freedom

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I lived out of my minivan or couchsurfed 1998 - 2005. It worked well for me. I'm quite tidy and like to surprise my hosts with gifts like a fridge shelf full of chocolate covered strawberries.

Interests

activism, houses, children, swing dancing, circus performers, French, cooking

  • dancing
  • swing dancing
  • cooking
  • chocolate

Music, Movies, and Books

foreign or political films, 20's-30's American jazz and blues, ol'timey hillbilly music with lots of fiddling, obscure Irish faery tales, French movies

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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