Former primary teacher, museum guide, cinema staff, foster care support worker, the list goes on… I live in a rural hamlet in the Southern Lakes, so if you plan to stay with me you will need a car. I’m always happy to give out local tips - just ask. I'm a pescetarian, but you can store/cook whatever you like in my kitchen. I have a noisy dog who loves company and hates kids - he’s hypoallergenic but also just hyper… You have been warned!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and try new things!

Interests

Peg loom weaving, hiking, travelling, history, acrylic painting, cross stitch, live music/comedy, museums/galleries, reading, cooking, movies, board games, creative writing and trying new things!

• arts
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• painting
• live music
• hiking
• backpacking
• swimming
• history
• weaving

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a lot of different music - everything from Jazz to Country.

Favourite movies: too many to count…

My favourite books are 'The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared' by Jonas Jonasson, 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut and 'Angelfall' by Susan Ee.

Quotes, Quotes, Quotes:

"The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart." - R. Cohn / D. Levithan

"In this life of froth and bubble, two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own." - John Marsden

"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee." - John Donne

"But this is slavery, not to speak one's thoughts." - Euripides

"The only thing that could make men forsake their own freedom and still believe they were free was self-rule." - Thaddeus Russell

"Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man." - J. Robert Oppenheimer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in Sequoia's Paradise Valley. Eating divine ramen in Mountain View. Swimming in pools fed by mountain streams... Jumping off a bridge at sunrise on a summer solstice. Lots of backpacking... Hosting folks!

Teach, Learn, Share

...As much, and as often, as possible.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel tips and fun stories. Hands that wash dishes and can make dessert. Big smiles. My time. Lots of laughter!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Spain, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom