I've been married for over 20 years.
I've worked as a teacher and translator throughout my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling and meeting people.

Interests

Reading, swimming, hiking, cycling, movies, classical music concerts.
On holidays I am the bulimic type and cram in as much as possible from dawn to dusk.

• concerts
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• classical music
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Schubert. Händel. Shostakovich.
Barbara. Carla Bruni. Bevinda. Alain Souchon. Bénabar.
The musical of "Sunset Boulevard".
The Ghost and Mrs Muir. Empire of the Sun. Babette's Feast.
Raymond Queneau.
Irmgard Keun.
Anita Desai.
Virginia Woolf.
Rumer Godden.
Marek Hlasko.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swim in a dark cave in Semuc Champey, Guatemala.
Swim down rivers in Berne and Basel. I love the way the Swiss use their rivers right in the centre of their cities. On a beautiful day, hundreds of people will walk up to a certain bend on the river, float down for a few hundred meters, then exit by grabbing a metal railing and pulling themselves out. Given how fast the current is in the Aare and the Rhine, you definitely need to have your wits about you!

Teach, Learn, Share

If I didn't have 2 left thumbs, I'd love to MAKE things (draw, knit, sew, whatever).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Since water is my element, I'm always happy to try and help people who don't feel at ease in water enjoy it more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom, United States