I'm a writer, director, actress, and producer of both theatre and film.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet people and I'm always interested in being part of communities that share.

Interests

Film, theatre, literature, early jazz, swing dancing, language, global politics

• cats
• dogs
• chickens
• writing
• literature
• documentaries
• dancing
• swing dancing
• dining
• gardening
• politics
• socializing
• painting
• jazz

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - jazz (especially before 1965), blues, obscure psychedelic rock from various countries, reggae.

Movies - mostly foreign films & classics - Kurosawa, Buñuel, Billy Wilder, Almodovar, Wong Kar Wai, Zhang Yimou.

Books - Wuthering Heights, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Leaves of Grass.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Actually finished a feature documentary!!! Took me six years! www.almosthometaiwan.com

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, laughter, interesting conversations. And I'm happy to pitch in if there is a task that needs to be done (painting, gardening, filming, writing, minding the cat or dog or chickens or child).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States