CURRENT MISSION

Love the life, follow the heart, share the dream

ABOUT ME

I worked professionally in the theatre for seven years, since before I graduated college. Managed a bar/restaurant for five years. And then went into the construction business for ten years. Now my primary occupation is working as a stagehand for the union and outside sources.
This new phase of my life seems to have put me in the happiest place EVER...doing what I love. I meet a multitude of personalities, I experience a variety of venues and I get to see different parts of the country.
There's always a lesson to be learned, and there is usually something I can teach.

PHILOSOPHY

Find the lesson, it makes you so much stronger and the stories so much more inspiring.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have used and been used...in the best of possible ways. Since my move to Bucks County, I have been lucky enough to host a few wonderful travellers and I hope to take advantage of getting out there again to meet more of the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had the most inspiring visit with CSers in the Phoenix area. So much so, that I returned for a hiking trip to the Grand Canyon, which involved 43 folks from around the world. Needless to say, it was a BLAST!! What better way to get to know someone. I have so many new friends through CS, it's inspiring.

Interests

theatre; music; travelling; fooooood; photographing everything; I spend too much time on my laptop; learning about others' interests;
being near water, esp. with my dog, Beau (I think I might have been a dog in a former life);
crossing all walks of life - even the "gems" can help us to learn to appreciate;
exposure to other cultures and beliefs;
I used to record a weekly "music culture calendar" at my local NPR station - big NPR fan

• dogs
• culture
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

b/w classics (Kate Hepburn, Cary Grant, etc.), Pixar et al, Steve Martin, Parker Posey; CGI/action; high suspense; independent and/or foreign films; Bewitched, Wild Wild West, The Vicar of Dibley, Ab Fab, Kids in the Hall, Catherine Tate Show, Happy Valley

Streaming is my friend for I have no cable.

MOST genres of music, with a bias for Bonnie Raitt & musicals; trance, big band, crooners (Blossom Dearie, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington), alternative/folk

Patricia Cornwell; I'm more of a reference book person

NPR - it would difficult to be without it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have survived.

Teach, Learn, Share

Practically, I have strengths in renovation & construction. Spiritually, I am forever looking to gain more insight on what makes us all tick, whether I agree with it or not. I am on the neverending search for what makes me tick, and at 53, I am just starting to get it. If I can't go back in time then I just try to share my life's experiences and hope others can learn from my choices, good and bad. I started way too young with everything, and so now I find myself being way too mellow. I am trying to find the healthy compromise...is there such a thing?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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