CURRENT MISSION

To spread a new concept of the traveling American.

ABOUT ME

I've traveled and moved around since I was very young. In 2006 I traveled for almost eight months in South America and Africa and last year I spent five months in Europe and Morocco.

I like to volunteer at orphanages for a couple of weeks on each trip and so far have done this in Tanzania and Albania.
It appears that there is no regulation of orphanages, something like a branch of the United Nations, to oversee orphanages. Children in many countries suffer.

I'm a woman in her 50's who wants to see as much of the world as I can in the next few years. I've taught children (2nd and 4th grade) and cared for many babies (have two sons and a granddaughter).

PHILOSOPHY

Life is an advenure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couched surfed all over Europe in 2007 and am now excited to offer my couch.

Interests

photography,

writing, art, history, cultures, the world

• arts
• writing
• photography
• traveling
• history
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

foreign and indie films (Dead Man Walking, Cinema Paradisio)
lots of 70s rock,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I taught the inmates at San Quentin for 15 years. I was helping them get their GEDs.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to take you out for a meal and share some travel stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Vatican City State, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland, United States

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