I love cycling, exploring, meeting new people, museums, arts and crafts (I used to be a stained glass artist), hiking, dark beer, cats, animals, and cooking. Before I started working for myself as a virtual assistant/web & print designer, I worked most recently in the nonprofit sector at a university and at a foundation. Once upon a time I was a babysitter extraordinaire.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and explore new places.

Interests

Cycling takes up most of my free time and social life these days. I got into it in 1989. I was into mountain biking in the early 90s and then I got into road cycling. I used to live in Marin County and the mountain and road cycling there was amazing. Now I live in Oregon and the riding is great here, too.

• cats
• performing arts
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• science
• instagram
• museums
• art museums
• scubadiving
• arts and crafts

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite song of all time is Bowie/Queen doing Under Pressure. My favorite Sci-Fi books were the Dune series. I love action/sci-fi/comic-based shows and movies the best now. I also enjoy foreign TV shows like Bron/Broen (The Bridge) from Sweden/Denmark.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I learned how to S.C.U.B.A. dive in 1997 and that is a pretty amazing thing to do. It's a whole different world under water. My favorite dives were in Cozumel, Mexico.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a natural sharer. I share my stuff and my knowledge freely. I love learning, too!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make you a meal. Just don't ask me to sing!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Turkey