CURRENT MISSION Community. ABOUT ME I enjoy learning and hearing other people's stories. The most definitive thing I can think of about me is I have been a vegetarian for 40+ years. I'm a vegan at home. PHILOSOPHY Kindness
Interested in Art
Interested in Concerts
Interested in Crafts
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I have hosted through CS. I have surfed while traveling and hosted before CS existed.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Zorba the Greek Life is Beautiful The Lives of Others The Children of Paradise Benny and Joon The Jerk Night of the Living Dead Music: Ska Blues Jazz Alternative Books: hard to choose favorites Recently read The Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and liked it very much I like beautiful thoughtful phrases
One Amazing Thing I've Done
While traveling in Morocco, I joined a couple traveling in a jeep. We spent 3 nights sleeping outside on the sand in the Sahara far from towns/villages. The quiet of the desert at night was amazing.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can make stuffed artichokes. I can show you how to knit a scarf without needles.
My Interests
Thoughtfulness and kindness - and the conditions for their appearance or lack thereof. I love words. I studied philosophy and art in college. Live music. Art.