CURRENT MISSION
Figuring out where I will live after I retire...

ABOUT ME
I am currently living in Albuquerque, NM but I have lived in NJ and MA here in the US and in Israel and West Germany. I have family and friends all over the country and the world. Love spending time with my family and friends! Since I cannot see everyone in person as much as I would like, I spend time with them on Facebook...
I am a huge reader and worked as a librarian for 17 years and in a book store. I am a librarian for 2 1/2 days of the week and I teach gifted elementary school students the other 2 1/2 days.
I love hiking and exploring. I am a pretty good tour guide and if I am busy myself, can give you lots of ideas of places to go and things to do in the southwest. I have been on some wonderful road trips to Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and of course, all over New Mexico. I live right near some awesome petroglyphs.

PHILOSOPHY
Girls just want to have fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I was a host for several years and am planning to host again soon. I am also happy to meet somewhere to chat. I love staying with couchsurfers, getting to know them, and getting the inside scoop on areas.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I joined couchsurfing in August, 2008. Since then I have hosted fun, interesting people and have stayed with other very nice people. In addition, I went to a few CS events and hosted a CS potluck. It's all been great!

Interests

Nature, hiking, photography, writing, reading, movies, music, travel, massage, healing, foreign languages, storytelling, beading, other crafts, art, and education are some of my interests.

• arts
• writing
• books
• photography
• education
• potluck
• crafts
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• languages
• tourism
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a voracious reader. Three of my favorite books are Coyote Blue, Pay it Forward and The Hobbit.
Lately, I have been watching a lot of foreign and American tv shows and movies, mostly sic fi and comedy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you learn about your Mayan calendar profile, read your Tarot cards, tell you about places to see here, possibly go swimming and/or hiking with you or tourist around (can this be used as a verb?) based on how busy I am. If you are a massage therapist I would be very interested in doing a trade (I trained here in NM).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you learn about your Mayan calendar profile, read your Tarot cards, tell you about places where I've lived or visited, possibly go swimming and/or hiking with you. If you are a massage therapist I would be very interested in doing a trade (I trained here in NM). I like to bring a present for my hosts, something from NM or chocolate, wine, etc..

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, United States

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