CURRENT MISSION
I travel to enjoy different cultures and languages and see for myself how we live on this planet. I sing and play old American folk songs on my guitar. I ride my bike everywhere.
I try to give my hosts something of myself, through life coaching, sharpening up their English, or even weeding their patio. I do my best to help out when I stay with people. I've lived outside the box all my life, listening to that still small inner voice. I have a wealth of life experience to share and I like to do that, see myself now as an elder helping out the younger generation(s). I'm flexible, and find the piece of myself that hosts might appreciate--it's fun matching parts of me to them!

PHILOSOPHY

Laugh, listen, be real.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I spread joy in tiny ways. I care. I listen.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ecuador, Germany, USA, Switzerland, Guatemala, Mexico, Greece and remain in touch with some of my hosts. I am grateful for CS, this funky, fabulous travelers' club.

Interests

Playing guitar and singing old American folk and blues ballads. Theater. History. Literature. Authenticity.

• literature
• singing
• theater
• coach
• clubbing
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• blues
• cycling
• skiing
• boxing
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
The Secrets of the Talking Jaguar by Martin Prechtel
The Essential Rumi translated by Coleman Barks
Short Stories by Tolstoy

Movies; Being There, Little Big Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Music
Turkish, French Chansons, Brazilian, Jazz, Fado, Klezmer, Folk, Classical: nothing much after 1980

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skiing in total silence down the Hasliberg in Berner Oberland, Switzerland, as the "sea of fog" rose up from the Meiringen Valley below.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have taught, counseled, directed theatre and write: EVERYONE is my teacher.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My guitar playing and singing.
My compassion, intuition, experience.
My humor.
My fascination with the personal, familial, and collective Shadow, in Jungian terms.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States

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