CURRENT MISSION

To go to Mexico as often as possible to visit friends and explore...

ABOUT ME

I love to cook. I love to travel. Exploring away from a group is the best way to see the hidden life on the backroads of the world. I always bring home exotic foods (if I can get them through customs) instead of silly souvenirs.

I have spent 5 years doing Travel Marketing with the Swiss-based Interhome - European vacation rental firm.

For CS hosts: I'm very low maintenance. I don't smoke and don't do drugs. I like an occasional glass of wine. I can be both friendly or private, as the occasion warrants. I eat most anything, including chapulines (grasshoppers) in Mexico. Each spring I go on a vegan detox diet followed by a 4 day fast. I like cats and cats like me. Dogs, birds, fish are also good creatures.If I'm staying with you I will certainly respect all your house rules.I grew up in a New Jersey shore beach town, across the street from the sand dunes. As a child I woke up every morning to see the sun rise out of the Atlantic. Early in the morning my mother would walk over to the beach, surf-cast with her bamboo pole and bring home fish for breakfast - something that was possible in those days. I LOVE the ocean. It's rhythms are deep inside me. I can tell it's temperature by the color of the water and the shape of the waves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm not as involved in the CS community as much as I'd like. I'm hoping to change that in 2012.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far so good! I have been contacted for hosting requests a number of times but had to decline most of them. The reason: most were last-minute requests - AND/OR - lots of people (3-4 in a group) - AND/OR - they had lots of bikes that I couldn't securely store - AND/OR - folks who wanted to stay for more than a week... Given my apartment situation I can usually only offer 1-2 nights for 1-2 people. Thanks.

Interests

Ketzalxiuhteotl (indigenous Mexican) energy work. Great food, cooking with/for friends. Good conversation. Liberal/progressive (from a very conservative family). Likes politics, but dislikes to argue.

• cats
• dogs
• birds
• fish
• coloring
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• vegan
• dieting
• politics
• traveling
• fishing
• teaching
• beaches
• last minute travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Who can remember them all? For example:BOOK: The Caliph's HouseMOVIE: The Girl With the Dragon TattooMUSIC: Natacha Atlas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1 - I've flown in the GOODYEAR BLIMP!

2 - The last person I told about an experience I had during a spiritual retreat in Mexico kindly informed me I was suffering from a mass delusion. Never mind. ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm open to all kinds of learning and willing to share what I know.For potential hosts, if there's time during my stay I can do a energy space clearing of your home using a practice I have learned from my spiritual teacher. For further discussion...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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