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  • Fluent in English; learning German
  • 64, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • No occupation listed
  • MFA in fiction writing
  • From MO, USA
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About Me

I can discuss and help others learn about communitarian housing alternatives. Also interested in discussions about exchange rates, currency exchange, duty free, haggling/bargaining.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn and discuss various topics and to share information about what it takes to stay at or temporarily live in a monastery. (Top writer on the topic of monasticism on quora.com.)

Interests

Two places I hope to visit some day: Argentina & Sicily, perhaps via couchsurfing.

  • argentina
  • alternative living
  • monasteries
  • currency exchange
  • haggling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ska! Jazz fusion. Classical. Afro-Pop. Zydeco. Gregorian chant. British Invasion. Bluegrass. Newgrass. Electronica. Soul. Funk. Anything with BRASS instruments.

Films: Foreign, comedy, drama, experimental, anime.

Books: Non-fiction, especially history, current events, biography, how-to & DIY, philosophy, religion (all kinds), travel, diaries & logs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Resided (and residing) in a Benedictine monastery with sisters (nuns) as a live-in volunteer.

What I Can Share with Hosts

International cooking abilities; yard work; dog walking (in most cases) & care; cleaning; picking (produce); English & (some) German conversation skills; writing skills (including tutoring and ghost writing); ability to drive stick (getting rarer these days); child care (just one, please); storytelling; roofing (hammering shingles); jewelry chain untangling; silver & shoe polishing; flowering plant and houseplant expertise from working for florists; good listener and conversationalist (I.E. I don't hog the conversation, nor do I just sit there: I strive for BALANCE); meditation assistance and help; good companion for frail elderly.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Benin, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nigeria, United States

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