CURRENT MISSION

As I approach my dotage I want to travel as much as possible. I am resuming my travels this summer, 2009, by spending 2 months abroad. Trip includes UK, possibly Uganda, & vagabonding in Europe if time allows

ABOUT ME

I am officially middle aged this year. I have been a nurse and workaholic for nearly 20 years and a single mom of one boy for 22 years. I traveled and lived abroad as a young woman but have not had the time or $$$ to do it for a long time. Now my son is grown. My dog is dead. I am teaching at a technical college which allows me my summers free. I want to travel. Around the country or around the world. I am interested in the truly local when I travel. I find that much more interesting than visiting the tourist locations. I like off the beaten path locations.

PHILOSOPHY

"Re-examine all you have been told...dismiss what insults your soul"
Walt Whitman

Hold yourself accountable for what happens to you. Then move on.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have missed a few surfers because I am really bad at checking my email and they were last minute requests, or nearly, so I would like to say that I am reachable by phone if you look in the phone book or call information I am listed. Please still use the official request so that I can see your profile before agreeing to host. I am hoping to be able to host anyone who ventures this way. I am near the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota. For cross country skiers I am not far from Hayward, WI where the Bierkebiner is held.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed for 9 weeks in UK, Amsterdam, Italy, Greece and Istanbul summer, 2009. It has been an extraordinarily rewarding experience. I cannot wait to do it again. I never had a single reservation about where I was staying I felt absolutely safe and warm and welcome. I wish I had spent more time on the local group sites because I missed some fabulous activities but live and learn. Next summer I will meet even more people.

兴趣

Eating, drinking, laughing, sharing, walking, hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, knitting, politics, world events, philosophy, live music, theater, film, art, history, people.

• dogs
• arts
• books
• theater
• walking
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• history
• nursing

音乐、电影和书籍

Anything and everything as long as it's "good."

I just finished reading "The Common-Wealth of the Mind" by Dr. Walter Slack. It is now out of print but well worth finding.

Just bought Aimee Mann's CD, @#%&! SMILERS. Love it.

Poetry by Aaron Anstett, hard to find but worth the trouble.

Jenny McCarthy's film Dirty Love is an underrated, gross out humor, allegory of contemporary feminism

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I help people move out of this world and into the next.

教，学，和分享

Don't be afraid but be cautious.

我游览过的国家

Greece, Italy, Turkey, United States

我居住过的国家

United Kingdom, United States

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