I'm a 36-year-old woman The scariest thing I ever did was quit a good job to go back to school. But since then I have lived in Japan for one year, and gotten a new job in a completely different field that has allowed me so many wonderful experiences.

I am a vegetarian in the US and prefer to be vegetarian when traveling internationally, but I respect that not every culture makes it as easy to be vegetarian as the US does.

I love to travel, and my list of places to visit includes Vancouver, France, Disney World, and London. I do enjoy cruises, it's a laid-back way to travel.

Current dream vacation: Visit friends near Paris, head down to Louhans to see the Musée des Sourds, head over to Sarlat to visit the gorgeous medieval towns, go up to Rennes to visit a friend there, and return to Paris.

PHILOSOPHY

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart. It's a quote from Anne Frank, but it's really how I feel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am mostly a surfer and guide, not really a host...but maybe someday??

I prefer hosts that have pets.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was a kid and we traveled, we stayed at B&Bs listed in the UU Homecomings directory. This was kind of an early, paper-based form of couchsurfing!

Interests

geek stuff, ingress, subways, knitting and crocheting, languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Star Trek, Stargate, anything sci-fi, the Beatles, And the Band Played on, biographies, deaf issues, gay issues

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a week in India, including an overnight on a sleeper train and ringing in the new year on a beach in Goa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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