CURRENT MISSION

Aspiring Novelist*Eternal Student*Constant Mother*Keen Vagabond*Activist*Linguist
Learning about non-violent communication; Walk and Talk every day; Live to be a healthy hundred. Hiking many mountains, forests, beaches, cities, villages...

ABOUT ME

Mum of four kids, grandma to 5. Travel to three countries per year regularly to be near my children

PHILOSOPHY

Humanism, Compassionate Communication

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

For myself: Nearly 60 years of being a nomad, vagabond everywhere and anywhere. I love travelling passionately. Happy to do work exchange for 4 hours a day if I stay longer than a day at a host's accommodation 💜

As a host I would love to offer a room or a couch for short periods of a minimum of a day and a maximum of a month. For any stay more than a day, work exchange (any reasonable type such as gardening, housecleaning, assisting with housepainting) would be expected along the lines of WWoofing or HelpXing, namely 3 hours a day minimum.💚 I can be a travel/walking guide on big hikes or day hikes anywhere here in NZ, or overseas if and when I have a couch too. We live near amazing trout rivers and lakes.

Interests

Walking in Wild areas , country or city.
Photography.
Writing and Journaling.
Anthropology.
History.
Tango and other dancing
Genealogy.
Mothering and Grandmothering.

• culture
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• tango
• walking
• flying
• gardening
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• anthropology
• genealogy
• history
• languages
• tourism
• beaches
• lakes
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music I can sing along with in the car, like Nancy Sinatra et al, The Seekers, Andrea Bocceli, Sarah Brightman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

12 days on a Greek Island just being in love with myself.
Traveled around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lifetime of skills to share, especially travel expertise...
I'd love to learn about your language and culture.
I can share my skills as a hiking guide.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Housepainting
Gardening
Interior "Re-organising" of the home
Teaching languages by immersion methods
Childcare and nannying

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, North Korea, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom