I LOVE rainbows, and I love to contra dance. I often travel for weekend dances on the West Coast. I also love to hike, bike, talk walks, and go to church on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel to go to contra dance weekends.
I don’t currently have a place of my own (I am currently in a housesitting situation), but I hope to be in my own place very soon. When I do have my own place, then I could offer a room for people to stay in, or a couch for people to sleep on.

Interests

• cooking
• eating out
• folk music
• hiking
• biking
• bicycling
• contra dancing
• hot springs
• rainbows
• christian science
• contra dance
• hiking in nature
• contradancing
• hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I love hymns, traditional music from around the world, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Colby Jeffers, Nemo Patel, Enya, Indigo Girls, India Arie, Tracy Chapman, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, John Denver, Kate Wolf, Lisa Redfern, Alex Cook, Ben Vaughn, Julia Wade, Dee Dee O’Malley, and so many more.

Movies:
Gandhi, A Force More Powerful, The Singing Revolution, Let Freedom Sing, Dirt, Singing For Justice, Invictus, Monsoon Wedding, 100 Foot Journey, Ladies in Lavender, Fly Away Home, Whale Rider, and so many more!

Books:
The Greatest Thing in the World, Henry Drummond
Science and Health, With Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy
Several translations of the Bible
Gift from the Sea, Anne Morrow Lindbergh?
The Prophet, Khalil Gibran
Other titles by Khalil Gibran
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
There's No Such Place as Far Away, Richard Bach
Several other Richard Bach books
Old Turtle, Douglas Wood
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, Douglas Wood
Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart: From the Lessons of Old Turtle, Douglas Wood
Several other books by Douglas Wood
The Table Where Rich People Sit, Byrd Baylor
Several other books by Byrd Baylor
I have MANY, many (mostly Children’s) books with themes that cover courage, kindness, honoring culture, including several children’s biographies of courageous people.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I served in the United States Peace Corps in Jamaica. I was the only white person (that I knew of) in the town of 10,000 people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
I love to teach about contra dancing.

Learn
I would like to learn about how to have discussions about theology that are non-confrontational, so we can share what connects us instead of looking for what divides us.
I would like to learn more about the process of helping people reenter society after coming out of prison.

Share
I have thought about starting a Youtube channel to read children’s books aloud. When I have my own place, I would like to have a Little Free Library outside so I can share the books.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Joy and service. I love to be of cheerful service, and I love to organize when the host has a need and a vision for what they want.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ecuador, Jamaica

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States