CURRENT MISSION After many, many years of working and bringing up a family I feel I want to visit as many places on this wonderful earth as possible ABOUT ME I have had a long career working in probation, social services and the NSPCC. Have two children, now in their late 20's both of whom are keen travellers. Did very little travelling up until about 10 years ago as I had a fear of flying but got over that and since then have been to Australia, Namibia, South Africa and apart from many European cities I went to Mexico last year volunteering in a childrens orphanage. I feel that life is very fragile and that we have to sieze the moment! I have a book called "A 1000 places to see before you die"! I've only crossed off about 20 so far so just a few more to go! PHILOSOPHY Tolerance, respect and kindness are attributes I seek in others and strive to aim for in myself
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I am very new to CS and would love to communicate with fellow surfers who might have words of wisdom to share with a person who likes to think of herself as wild and adventurous but is told by her children to exert a little caution! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE None
Music, Movies, and Books
Enjoy reading and almost all kinds of music
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Travelled to Namibia to see my daughter who was doing some volunary work in the far north on the border with Angola. I hired a car and set off on my own on a 500 mile journey, which felt like a momouth expedition in itself. Not far into the journey glanced at a bush at the side of the road with the head of a giraffe peering over the top of it. This was amazing to me then, as a not very seasoned traveller,
Teach, Learn, Share
I have developed an insatiable appetite for meeting new people, both in the UK and around the world. I want to learn about other cultures but want to share my experiences too.
My Interests
Two years ago bought a motor bike and completed my CBT. Wish I had done it a lot earlier as I don't have a great deal of confidence. Enjoy gardening, spending time with friends. My husband is an archaeologist and I help him with projects he is involved in
