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Ozark, Missouri, United States
@patriciagrindle
Member since 2013
CURRENT MISSION Do More ABOUT ME Fun-loving, observant, supremely happy, can travel without 50 pounds of baggage, but still look great. I have a lot to learn and a lot to teach. Great story-teller and can keep you entertained for hours. However, I love my solitude and am an avid reader. I am adaptable and have never been lost, only misplaced. PHILOSOPHY Let it go and move on.
Interested in Cooking
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in Spanish
Learning Italian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Every place I have travelled, I have met local people, absorbed culture and shared my eclectic life stories along the way. When I ran across Couchsurfing, it seemed to fit a niche in my life. Meet people, share something, leave only footprints, and savor the memories.
Music, Movies, and Books
OK, I have to pull out my iPhone for this one: Music - Alex Clare, Brandi Carlile, Evanescence, James McMurtrey, Jeff Buckley, Train, U2, Eminem, any nostalgia would be Neil Young, James Taylor, acoustic stuff. Movies - Right now I watch Netflix. Books - Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Veronica Roth, Jules Verne, Jeffrey Archer, Charles Dickens, Markus Zusak, James Michener, David Baldacci, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dan Brown, any travel guide put in front of me. I am an avid reader!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hiking to Fox Glacier in New Zealand Guiding students from adolescence to college and beyond Walking in footsteps of Julius Caesar Working in Australia Hosting foreign exchange students
Teach, Learn, Share
English as a second language skills, down home southern style cookin', travel know-hows and how to travel light and cheap, see and do things for free.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I have a joy for life, and a common sense that, if rubbed off a little on you, will stay with you for a lifetime.
My Interests
Biking, walking, reading, cooking, exploring, people watching, writing, teaching, listening, driving, learning.
