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Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States
@juliekelemen
Mitglied seit 2013
I can discuss and help others learn about communitarian housing alternatives. Also interested in discussions about exchange rates, currency exchange, duty free, haggling/bargaining.
Interessiert an Netzunabhängiges Leben
Interessiert an Reisen
Fließend in Englisch
,Lerne Deutsch
Warum ich auf Couchsurfing bin
To learn and discuss various topics and to share information about what it takes to stay at or temporarily live in a monastery. (Top writer on the topic of monasticism on quora.com.)
Musik, Filme und Bücher
Music: Ska! Jazz fusion. Classical. Afro-Pop. Zydeco. Gregorian chant. British Invasion. Bluegrass. Newgrass. Electronica. Soul. Funk. Anything with BRASS instruments. Films: Foreign, comedy, drama, experimental, anime. Books: Non-fiction, especially history, current events, biography, how-to & DIY, philosophy, religion (all kinds), travel, diaries & logs.
Eine tolle Sache, die ich getan habe
Resided (and residing) in a Benedictine monastery with sisters (nuns) as a live-in volunteer.
Was ich mit Hosts teilen kann
International cooking abilities; yard work; dog walking (in most cases) & care; cleaning; picking (produce); English & (some) German conversation skills; writing skills (including tutoring and ghost writing); ability to drive stick (getting rarer these days); child care (just one, please); storytelling; roofing (hammering shingles); jewelry chain untangling; silver & shoe polishing; flowering plant and houseplant expertise from working for florists; good listener and conversationalist (I.E. I don't hog the conversation, nor do I just sit there: I strive for BALANCE); meditation assistance and help; good companion for frail elderly.
Meine Interessen
Two places I hope to visit some day: Argentina & Sicily, perhaps via couchsurfing.