Niezweryfikowany
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States
@juliekelemen
Członek od 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.
Zainteresowany: Życie off-grid
Zainteresowany: Podróżowanie
Biegły w Angielski
Uczę się: Niemiecki
Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing
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.)
Muzyka, filmy i książki
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.
Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem/am
Resided (and residing) in a Benedictine monastery with sisters (nuns) as a live-in volunteer.
Co mogę zaoferować Hostom
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.
Moje zainteresowania
Two places I hope to visit some day: Argentina & Sicily, perhaps via couchsurfing.