CURRENT MISSION

life is short -why not enrich it with new world friends

ABOUT ME

Born in the midwest, raised in the south in a home where we always had international visitors. I've been fortunate to have traveled through 29 different countries. Just relocated from country living off the land in southwestern Wisconsin back to the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas.

PHILOSOPHY

We should live lightly off the earth and do whatever possible to make the world a better place to live and leave this world better than we found it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a walking CS "PR" ( public relations) telling everybody I meet about the virtues of a terrific organization called Couch surfing which makes the world a little smaller and a lot better through sharing one's home and life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My very first while visiting my college aged son in Cleveland...so much better to be in a home than a sterile hotel room!

Interests

people, folk music, different cuisines, gardening, art

• animals
• arts
• design
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

'Living the Good Life', 'Five Acres of Independence' 'the Shock Doctrine'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel is such an eye opener, after experiencing rural living for the past 20 years , I am now back in suburbia... I still have trees but miss the hobby farm and secluded valley. I don't miss winter..

Teach, Learn, Share

gardening, dehydrating, stimulating conversation, music and movies

What I Can Share with Hosts

If interested : cooking a variety of ethnic foods, help with landscape design/ gardening, decorating , language lessons and always good conversation re: living off the land, food preservation, etc...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Mexico, Taiwan, United States

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