CURRENT MISSION

Transformation—daily! Well, that's the plan: sometimes things turn out differently and that's OK.

ABOUT ME

I have learned a few things in six decades and now realise that I could have been easier on myself. So I've been learning to play. I used to work as a journalist and I took life vey seriously. The world didn't come to an end when I decided to take things less seriously. In fact, life improved a whole lot. Now I play with words as a copywriter and and I also play with clay making arty pottery. I support some awesome people in mental health. Disconnecting from mainstream madness is possibly the best thing I've ever done...and living in the mountains is even better!

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you want. Try to be kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travellers need respite in a safe, comfortable place. I try to provide that for friends, family and the occasional surfer

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The energy exchange is worthwhile. I was also a wwoofer host for five years - about 30 awesome wwoofers from around the world helped me hugely.

Interests

Beaches, mountains, qi gong, web surfing on amazing blogs like Zen Habits and Jonathan Fields, writing, painting with watercolours, food, dogs, going to the dump shop, pottery, creating art. felting.

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• dining
• shopping
• traveling
• pottery
• painting
• surfing
• journalism
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy music of many kinds, classical, jazz, rock, blues and a whole lot of categories I don't know the name of. Also, silence is good. I don't feel that every space has to be filled.

Books -George Orwell, V.S. Naipaul, John Steinbeck, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Jane Austen, Anais Nin, Peter Carey, Barbara Anderson, Haruki Murikami and many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ok this is corny, but the birth of my two daughters. At two minutes' old, Number One opened her eyes wide and said, "hey ma, what's happening?" OMG! Number Two was sweetly confident that the world would love her. It does.

Backpacked around India this year with "Daughter One" and we had the best time travelling on trains and buses. Will definitely return to the "roaring whirl" that is India...

Teach, Learn, Share

There's so much to learn. I have some things to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

India

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