It's hard for me to write about me.

I'm a Missionary Kid who grew up in France of American parents. And if that wasn't enough, i'm the last of 9 kids (born over 2 continents and 3 countries). I say this first because these things inform/have effected who I am now.

I have an unusual life-course as I dropped out of university in France after one year, moved to the States, worked for 4 years , went back to college graduated with a BA in Historical Theology : Church history, worked for 4 years, went back to school for a BS in midwifery and i worked as a midwife in postnatal care and labor and delivery for 3 years. While working that last year i took a course in tropical medicine. I am now a missionary in 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire (🎉 Vive Les Éléphants ⚽ !!!) where I have lived for the past 4 years.

My work experience include, but is not limited to: childcare, working with people with disabilities, mobility assessment, orphanage work, NFP, clerical work, concierge, cow herder and milker :), fence mover, stone picker, toad thrower, etc...etc...etc...

I love to travel, see new places, meet new people. I regularly suffer of wanderlust, and quite regularly give in to it. I lived in the same home till i was 17 and since then have not been able to live in the same place for more than 3 years.

I now live in a village in West Africa. Everyday really is an adventure. We sometimes have running water and have power most of the time. 2 kids have been entrusted to me to support and raise. My life is very different from what it was in the West. I haven't really been working as a midwife these past 4 years, as I've been learning a local language. My dream is to start some mobile midwifery bush clinics in the next couple of years.

I view every day as a new adventure, as long as my inner compass still points true North (to God) and my map (his Word) is at hand.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had a fairly large place in Brussels for just little me and I loved to fill the space with new acquaintances and friends and share what i'd been given with others. I'm so excited to meet new ppl. Through my travels i have learned to treasure all new acquaintances. You never know who might be a kindred spirit with whom you might walk a few miles down the road. People are so interesting. I now live in northern Ivory Coast. At this point I have a small place again but very few beds, so if you don't mind sleeping on a mat on the floor I might be able to host you. In the mean time i'm meeting people thru being a guest.

I look forward to meeting you and hearing many of your stories.

Interests

Cycling, sewing, reading, hiking, and still finding new ones ;)

• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• divinity
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Van Morrison, Julie Miller, Traveling Wilburys, Air, Francis Cabrel, Missy Higgins, Old 97s.
Movies: Love from ground Zero, Elizabethtown, Into the wild, Singing in the rain, The Departed, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Om Shanti Om, Tropic Thunder, About Time
Books: Anything by Dumas, Baroness Orczi, L.M. Montgomery, Sir Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, and Tolkien

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

"Hunted" bunnies with a pillow case in Mexico (actually caught one but then set it free)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach the little i have learned, learn all that i can, share all that i have.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My stories, many laughs, and hopefully some day soon my home again.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Burkina Faso, Canada, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, England, Finland, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, Belgium, Côte d'Ivoire, France, United States