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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Discover the ever changing world
ABOUT ME
I am recently divorced and have two teenagers in my care. Have lived all over the place and traveled all my life. Always looking for new experiences and ways to make new connections with people.
PHILOSOPHY
I am spiritual being on the planet having a physical experience. I live life for new experiences. I learn so much from talking to people. I have feelings just don't always trust them. Thoughts - I have lots of those and some are pretty crazy!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I firmly believe in giving back to the community and before my kids reached a certain age I participated heavily in Dallas Area Habitat. I moved up the ranks of volunteers to become the leader of the underwriting committee (new homeowners) and was a board member for two years. Today I volunteer mostly at the University of Texas at Dallas where I organize speakers for bimonthly events, chair the Alumni group for project manager alums and participate in the organization of the Project Manager Symposium held over two days every August.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
As a student (decades ago) we did not call it couch surfing but have slept on couches all over the planet. All good friends today!
Interests
Mountain Biking, sailing, swimming, running, wine and food, hiking, learning new things, conversation on complex topics
- dining
- wine
- running
- cycling
- hiking
- surfing
- sailing
- swimming
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
Heavy non-fiction reader. Read so much fiction in college so I am still recovering from the overdose. I really enjoy serious music, some pop as well. One of my favorite movies is " Dr. Strangelove, How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb"
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Last I started mountain bike riding on trails. It is very challenging and fell a lot but I consider it a big achievement in the last year.
Teach, Learn, Share
I have a lot of knowledge about wine and vinification as I used to a Sommelier (Wine Steward) many years ago.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Virgin Islands, British
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, United States