I regard myself as very lucky. I have a lovely husband of 33 years, 3 beautiful children of whom I am very proud and a wonderful community in which I live. I did not come from the "bush" but after marrying a local young grazier, I came to cherish our life on an outback station. We recently sold our sheep station and have moved to town. A most exciting thing about living in town is that a council truck takes my rubbish away every Wednesday whether the bin is full or not !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I discovered couch surfing through a friend, thought what a fabulous concept and told my kids about it. They proceeded to pretend it was their idea and have been couch surfing on and off overseas ever since!
I live in an isolated place and see it as a wonderful opportunity for cultural exchange, to meet people from different countries and different backgrounds and to show off this gem of a place I am so lucky to live in.

Interests

Tennis, singing and dancing (just for fun) learning the ukulele, an eternal pursuit to learn French, gardening, camping, reading and bush walking.

• singing
• dancing
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• socializing
• camping
• surfing
• fencing
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Australian and Celtic folk.
Rock and roll.
Certain jazz.
Country music.
Popular classic.

Don't get to see too many movies - like good drama on our ABC

Richard Rohr "Falling Upward"
Oliver Burkman "The Antidote"
Tom Winton "Breath" - brilliant Aussie author
Sharyn Munroe - Rich Land, Waste Land - how coal is killing Australia"
Love all the classics
Biographies etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being a mother.

Teach, Learn, Share

Just looking forward to sharing some time / experiences with people from elsewhere.

What I Can Share with Hosts

An insight into life in outback Australia.
I can do a fabulous roast mutton with all the trimmings.
We are pretty good stockmen ( well, not me, but my husband ) so - any farming jobs in a foreign clime would be interesting - mustering / fencing / handy jobs around the house! Living on the land means we are multi-skilled !! etc -
Friendship and a couch when you visit me back.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia