CURRENT MISSION

To learn new skills and to be more spiritual

ABOUT ME

Married 38 years this year 2025 and together for 40 years last November... (so two anniversary celebrations)

My Overall Description
I am a sincere and honest person and I dislike liars and time-wasters. I was raised in the country, but I chose to be independent and moved to the city when I was sixteen.

I love the simple things in life as well as the luxuries. I like walks on beaches, sunsets/rises, water/snowball/pillow fights. jumping in puddles and dancing in the rain. and I love spontaneity and excitement.
I have experienced the finer things as well and I love opera, Theatre, museums (I worked in a museum for 4 years) Art galleries, Concerts

My Personality:

Wild, free, playful and a bit risque, but grounded when I need to be, intelligent with sense of humour. Honest, will speak my mind freely, tell it as it is, and have manners (in most circumstances anyway) I feel that if someone makes the effort then they REALLY want to know more about the real me. I will return the gesture.

My spiritual beliefs: Hurt nobody

My Greatest Accomplishments:

1) Educating myself, I left home virtually illiterate.... it was hard, but I did it,

2) The volunteer work I have done.
In Pisco, Peru (PSF) I am proud to have helped after an earthquake.
helped disadvantaged Inner London children (C.C.H.F),
Some work with endangered turtles in Greece.
Every Christmas I volunteer with my husband, we serve Christmas dinner to 500 people who are disabled,
lonely, elderly. mentally ill or homeless

3) Also against all odds being an individual, teaching my daughters the same values.

Favourite quotes.

There's always good with the bad...
you gotta love your life the way it is...

Remember those who love you...
FORGIVE those who hurt you...
and never regret anything that made you smile

Minds are like parachutes, they only work when they are OPEN

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" -Martin Luther King, Jr

whatever you believe in, there's always someone who will disagree with you.....

Lifes a witch and then you fly...

My Life Goals:
To be the best human being I can be. what more can anyone be, or want to be? I would LOVE to do more volunteer work i want to learn as many 'life skills' as possible

Couchsurfing...
If I ask for a couch (that's not often)
**we WILL respect your home and your rules and help with the washing up and not use up all your hot water. we will stay clean and not smelly with flannel washes and we won't eat all your food, we will bring our own) We hope that you will enjoy our company with the stories we can share.

I will cook a very nice British dish called shepherd's or cottage pie. If you are vegetarian or vegan I can alter the ingredients to be appropriate.
Both my hubby and I can share stories from our lives and the travels we have done.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In my experience going to anywhere new is a scary experience BUT when you have someone local to help it is so much more fun and becomes a new and wonderfully enriching experience and a way to meet new friends.

My hubby and I like to get immersed in local culture, meet local people and get to know more about that place and to be a part of it, by joining in. This won't happen if we just stay in a hotel and go on paid tours that is no way to learn anything about the country you are in. The best way is to actually stay with someone local who will enjoy sharing stories and company with people from other countries/cultures.

Visitors to London
I will take anyone visiting London around and show them Greenwich, or central London areas that are off the beaten track. The history, like where the great fire of London started, or where to stand east and west at the same time without having to pay for it. Where to eat nice and cheaply. I am a really good guide/friend in a new city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Iceland and Egypt

We have been lucky enough to have been hosted by a lovely man in Iceland (he no longer hosts sadly) and a wonderful man in Egypt I am so glad they did host us as we gained such rich cultural exchanges. We loved meeting those people and they also helped us to know where to go and what to see that we would never have managed without their help. We have many happy memories of both of our hosts, Who are now our friends.

I have met some lovely people socialising on couchsurfing groups and there are so many fun things to do and join in with.

Interests

Art,Beaches,Camping.Concerts,Dancing,Fund-Raising,Intellectual Discussion,Local food,Movies,Museums
Music,Performing Arts,Plays,TravelWild swimming

Anything spontaneous and unplanned is fun. I love to dance and express myself. To be able to be 'silly' sometimes and do things that adults 'forget' to do for fun.
*Camping in the open, being around a very LARGE fire singing and telling stories with good friends.
*Horse riding, I love the freedom of galloping, feeling the wind on my skin and the trust between myself and
that of a powerful beautiful beast
* Dancing like nobody can see me,
* Singing like nobody can hear,
* Walks in woods,
* Dancing in the rain/thunderstorms,
* Going on the swings and slides in the park after dark.
*Looking up at the stars in wonderment.
* Feeling sand between my toes and wiggling them
*Making snow angels and having snow ball fights
*Wild swimming, love to see the sky and fish and trees while I swim.
My Favorite Places:
Any neolithic sites, ancient spiritual sites, historical buildings, museums/art galleries the countryside/forests, waterfalls,
My favourite carnival: Venice. Been twice it's amazing,
we have not long visited Luxor it was also an amazing experience to see such an ancient culture that still exists today.
I love to learn about new cultures and working in a museum was a fantastic opportunity for me to do that.

• arts
• singing
• performing arts
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• volunteer work
• music
• opera
• camping
• history
• languages
• tourism
• volunteering
• beaches
• wild swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I love books, I have a very large collection, but sadly I am dyslexic. I listen to audiobooks

Terry Pratchetts , Agatha Christie
The modern antiquarian is an excellent guide to ancient sites.

MOVIES:
The Celestine Prophecy, the emerald forest, the green mile, and French Kiss

MUSIC
Very eclectic, just about ANY. I enjoy live acoustic, I know many talented musicians.
MUSIC FEEDS THE SOUL.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*Saved up my money and went in a helicopter over a live volcano in Iceland to see the lava from above
* Seen the northern lights in Iceland and in London/kent.*Swam with pink dolphins in the Amazon River, Flew over the Nazka Lines (in Peru) *Touched a day-old zebra, *fed a giraffe, *climbed Snowdon mountain, * Done a firewalk for charity.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
* English
* How to cook a simple toad in the hole
* How to cook a cottage pie/shepherds pie (Adjust ingredients for veg/vegans)
* How cider vinegar is made

Learn
I love all different cultures but I would like to learn some new languages (basics)

Share
*Stories of our lives and there are some good ones, you will enjoy hearing
*good food (I hope)
*good laughs
if you come to London I will be a good guide for you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of stories about volunteer work in Peru/ Greece./London. Tales about both our lives (my husband has had a very interesting life indeed),

I can cook a Shepherd/Cottage pie or a Toad in the hole for any kind host to let us stay. I can alter ingredients for vegetarians /vegans I can also share how to make cider vinegar if you like and I know a little about herbs.

I can't host I am afraid, I have no room to share but If any couch surfers choose to come to London I am a free guide who knows lots of little-known places. I am sorry I can't host, I have no room spare to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Peru, Russian Federation, Scotland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, Russian Federation, United Kingdom