CURRENT MISSION
So I didn't learn trapeze but I did get a tightrope (repair, in my ankle).

ABOUT ME

Raised a lot of kids, so learned to be flexible and quick on my feet. I am a good cook and most U.S. restaurants leave me disappointed. I like to go on walks, try desperately to dance, and like to think that I could paint and draw.

PHILOSOPHY

Make heaven on earth.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Check in when I can. My couches are sometimes available. We downsized from the grand old 1890 Victorian home, and now we're in a 1949 home a little further from city center. We still have 2 adult children at home and sometmes do have lines for the bathroom.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was 11, my father took me to Europe for 3 weeks. In Grenoble, we met a young man biking across Europe. My father invited him to come back to our apartment to have a shower, a hot meal and sleep on the couch that night. I don't even remember his name, but I have a photo with him.

Since then, I have invited people to surf on over to my parents' house or mine. We have hosted a family that records conventions and goes city to city. A family moving from SC to CA- with 6 children and a uHaul. People who were travelling the US to visit every state, in a 5th Wheel. Families moving from WA to GA and from GA to WA (a week apart from each other Haha). And a farmer and his wife who just wanted to come to the big city for a weekend off.

Personally I have couch surfed while traveling in D.C., PA, KY, CA, WA, OR.

Interests

I will stop to look at architecture, art. I like color and line. I do a little something every day to improve my surroundings or read to improve my mind and develop my thoughts. I also like to clean. I prefer to clean other's homes, strangely enough.

• chickens
• arts
• architecture
• coloring
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• gardening
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently have 11 books downloaded on my Libby app with 27 on hold, Have already finished 16 in the first 46 days of this year.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

D-Day beaches at Normandy. Deception Pass in WA state. Grand Canyon. Sacre Coeur. 22 day trip to 12 European cities, never staying in a hotel.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I have chickens and some urban gardening going on, maybe I know enough to help you start? I have also homeschooled for 20 years.
Learn: I would like to learn more about Tilapia raising. I could use a knitting refresher. I would like to learn to ball room dance.
Share: I'm an over-sharer, watch out. LOL

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States