CURRENT MISSION

I'm a writer and am especially interested in meeting other writers. I also enjoy meeting new people. (This doesn't sound too wacky. Sorry.) With the "economic downturn" travel will become impossible for many of us unless we help each other out.

ABOUT ME

An active, outdoorsy, animal-loving, reaching-out 60+ married woman. My "job" is writing personal stories. (www.pathsofthought.com. I'm happy, upbeat, and relatively stable. I'd say I'm a bit spiritual and wish I were more spiritual. I'm not religious. I bicycle, hike, horseback ride, and do a stiff version of yoga.

PHILOSOPHY

There are an amazing number of good people out there, honest and well-intentioned. Then there's some scum.

I thrive on new experiences whether it's a restaurant I've never been to or a country I've never seen before.

Family and friends are my most important priority.

I get too busy and too disorganized on a regular basis.

I take my writing very seriously, but hope most of it is funny.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a Newbie. I joined because I want to go to New York to participate in a reading of Ask Me About My Divorce and another contributor suggested CouchSurfing. Suddenly a whole world opened up. Showing my town to others. Seeing theirs. I'm excited.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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Interests

writing
horses
relationships
dogs
cats
kids
bicycling
hiking
walking
gardens
my husband, kids and friends
(all this in no particular order)

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• horses
• writing
• yoga
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• equestrian
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Movies: It's a Beautiful Mind
Raiders of the Lost Ark Shirley Valentine
Favorite Music: Most classical and jazz. Most Big Band. Some country western and easy listening. Not good with heavy metal and its current descendants.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing thing done: Helped birth one of my step-grandchildren. Truly amazing.

Let's see. Camped on the Camargue in France with a French roommate when I was in college and watched the wild horses race by.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share knowledge about relationships and about writing. A bit about animals. I can learn more about all those and so much more. I'm opening my home to all ethnicities, gay and straight. But I suppose that goes without saying in your organization.

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