Retired vocational specialist who has worked with adults with developmental disabilities, the homeless community and people separating from the military.
Have had a small B&B in a village in Mexico; a mobile hot-dog cart on the coast of Oregon; worked as a step-on tour guide in San Diego for corporate travelers and house manager of a 3200 seat amphitheater for 3 seasons.
In the last 12 months I traveled through Europe by volunteering in hostel work, dog sitting, cooking paleo meals and teaching English at an elementary school and through formal English Immersion programs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

On a one year adventure through Europe to see UNESCO world heritage sites. Writing a travel blog. travelswiththeredsuitcase.wordpress.com and onerandomtraveler.wordpress.com

I like being with local people.

Interests

Traveling, teaching, reading, history, cooking and learning new things along the way.

• dogs
• writing
• cooking
• coach
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• history
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything except rap or hip hop .. I like to actually know the words to songs I hear. Open to all types of reading materials, except the ones that put you to sleep. Don't like stupid movies .. but enjoy most all genres.
Just read Spycatcher and then was in Poznan, Poland where the 3 math students who did the initial enigma code breaking were from. Interesting!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At 72, just got myself up on a unicycle.

Teach, Learn, Share

Certified Life Coach, love to help people figure out how to get what they want out of life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life in the US/Seattle. Talk about history - Albania, England, US.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Mexico, United States