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Overview
About Me
I AM 77 YEARS OLD BUT PRETTY FIT. I HAVE TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA FOR 40 PLUS YEARS, MARRIED FOR 48 YEARS TO A BRITISH LADY, HAVE ONE DAUGHTER LIVING IN THE USA AND ONE GRANDAUGHTER 7 YEARS OLD. I HAVE TRAVELLED IN EUROPE, , A BIT OF ASIA, THE USA AND CANADA. WHEN YOUNG I WORKED AS SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETER FROM ENGLISH AND FRENCH INTO SPANISH. LOVE DANCING, MUSIC, CYCLING, DOWNHILL SKYING, SWIMING, SINGING, POETRY,LITERATURE, ARCHITECTURE, ENJOY ART, COOKING. I SPECIALLY ENJOY MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND EXCHANGING LIFE AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCES. I AM A GOOD LISTENER AND DESPITE MY AGE I DON,T THINK IT IS APPROPIATE TO PROVIDE UNSOLICITED ADVISE TO ANYONE.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I WOULD LIKE TO MEET LOCAL PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS RATHER THAN TRAVEL AS A REGULAR TOURIST WHICH I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVELY AND TO MEET PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THINGS MEXICAN, FROM CULTURE AND MUSEUMS TO MUSIC, COOKING,
DANCING, JOKING, FUN, ATMOSPHERE, ETC. I ENJOY YOUNG PEOPLE MOSTLY BETTER THAN THOSE OF MY GENERATION AND I GET ALONG FINE WITH THEM.
Interests
- literature
- performing arts
- architecture
- salsa dancing
- cooking
- painting
- cycling
- archeology
- tango argentino
- skying
- writing poetry
Music, Movies, and Books
CLASSICAL, SALSA, CUMBIA, MEXICAN RANCHERA, WOODY ALLEN, WESTERNS, THRILLERS, MYSTERY NOVELS, HISTORY BOOKS, GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, PABLO NERUDA, FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA, PHYLOSOPHY
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I HAVE LEARNED TO SING AND TO TANGO AT 70 PLUS
Teach, Learn, Share
LIVING, SINGING, DANCING, COOKING, MEETING PEOPLE, READING POETRY
What I Can Share with Hosts
TRAVEL STORIES, IDEAS, FUN IN GENERAL, JOKES, MEDITATION, COOKING, DANCING
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, United States, Uruguay
Countries I’ve Lived In
England, France, Mexico, United States