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

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have hosted through CS. I have surfed while traveling and hosted before CS existed.

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.

• arts
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• live music

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.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States