CURRENT MISSION

touch lightly - use sparingly. practice random acts of kindness. live love laugh.

ABOUT ME

fairly cool,adaptable, young minded.
still open to life's possibilities.
flexible. conscious, fair. learning to be non-judgemental and to practice understanding and good humour instead.
socially - occasional gathering with friends, movies, beach. Circle dance.
2 sons in their 30s one lives overseas and the other is here most of the year.
i like arts,esoteric,alternative, environmental.
not inclined towards the aggressive or self-important.
embrace a buddhist view and way of life - peaceful mind, non-harm.
enjoy stimulating
conversation,truth,tea,incense, humour,discovery,chocolate, chanting, sunlight,creativity and a lemon drop martini...i am essentially quite trusting and our home is open to you so i require honesty and due consideration.

PHILOSOPHY

touch lightly, use sparingly
live and let live
love, laugh,learn.
everything is karma.
happiness is possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

have been hosting for about 12years now but not for the last 2-3years.no bad experiences so far. surfed for 1st time in october 2010 when visiting brazil...i think couchsurfing is such a fabulous concept. in sao paulo they have weekly couchsurfing gatherings at local bar we ought to havd that here in barbados.
a wonderful global community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
up to now all our guests seemed to have enjoyed their stay and i have no complaints...so far so good. as our couch/studio is a semi-detached space, you can come and go as you please. i've just quit my night job so may have more time to take you on a tour, possibly to go snorkeling or on hike or a quick drink. a morning cup of fresh coffee or tea and you may be one of the few that actually gets a home cooked meal.

Interests

holistic, environmental, esoteric: buddhism, yoga, tai chi, meditation, energy healing; reading, writing, filmmaking, photography; eastern music, chanting, drumming; cooking, cleaning, painting,poetry;circle dancing. googling, facebook, history, and discovery channels, film; likes - chocolates, nuts,curries and italian. vegetarian; relaxing, beach, snorkeling,sailing and weekly circle dancing and yoga.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• photography
• film making
• acting
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• painting
• music
• hiking
• snorkeling
• sailing
• buddhist
• history
• beaches
• permaculture
• esoteric
• drumming
• circle dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

some MOVIES:
requiem for a dream & the fountain - darren arynofsky,
vanilla sky - cameron crowe,
the matrix set - wochowskie bros
lord of the rings - peter jackson; the little prince,
water/earth/fire trilogy- deepha meta.
my beautiful, exotic marigold hotel
woody allen. spike lee.
the english patient, being john malcovich, dogma-kevin smith,traffic - sondheim, crash,k pax,uncorked,mystic river, house of sand and fog, waking life(anim),envy, house of flying daggers,babel,into the wild, slumdog millionaire,
life of pi!
this needs updating!

MUSIC now - mostly eastern,chanting etc.
ram dass, deva premal. nytin sawhney, buddha bar
sometimes classic r&r, reggae, blues/jazz
BOOKS - now - non-fiction:
the dharma texts of geshe kelsang gyatso
the way of the white clouds - lama anagarika govinda
foundation of tibetan mysticism-" " "
story of the origin and destiny of man - edgar cayce
many lives, many masters - brian heiss; the living universe - duane elgin.
fiction: god of small things -anundatha roy
mutant message from down under - marlo morgan
brick lane - monica ali
the life of pi - yann martel,
the kite runner-khalid hosein,
dan browne; khalil gibran
aleph- paulo coelho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

gave birth...more than once.
wrote/produced an award winning short film "holding on".
stage acting.
every green flash at sunset...it does happen.
experiencing the kadampa buddhist festivals at manjushri, england - twice and the new temple in brazil and ny and portugal
i'm sure there's more stuff but can't remember now...will add when i do.

Teach, Learn, Share

meditation, energy healing, massage, i-ching readings, tarot readings, power animal cards, english conversation lessons
we have a soft top jimny jeep for reasonable rental.

What I Can Share with Hosts

massage, energy healing, card readings, conversation,

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Italy, Jamaica, Martinique, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Barbados, Spain, United Kingdom