CURRENT MISSION

Cancer survivor(3X), laryngectomee, enjoying my critters, and remodeling a 130 year old house...

ABOUT ME

eclectic...hippie, adventurer, Rainbow Family, kind, jeweler, learner...seeker, wonderer, wanderer, weirder, wilder, wilderness...tree hugger, lady hugger, poet, historian, pixie, mirror, changeling, empath, lover, scholar...seeking enlightenment, in search of the eternal buzz, consciousness expander...huge, kind loving heart-a bit damaged and abused but mendable and still capable of infinite love...not perfect, but working on it, striving to be humble, witty, punny, funny, wise, ignorant, learning, dreaming...open minded, overwhelmingly intriguing, always learning, old soul, twinless twin... joker, picker, grinner, midnight sinner...a human above all, infinite in hope, looking for the day's smiles

Participate in farm volunteer programs--HelpX, volunteer base. Past host with WWOOF-USA, Workaway, and Worldpackers. Farm host since 2011. Hosted over 500 folks from 53 countries for 2 week or longer stays on my farm, with majority of them staying inside my actual house with me. Some have brought their own caravans/vans/campers/RVs, or stayed in tents, or resided in one of the rustic cabins on the farm, all while using the main house's bathroom and kitchen facilities.
Visit the farm's FB page-- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prince-Bay-Farm/298930756791012

Turning the family farm into a permaculture and organic farming educational center...been sloooowly remodeling a 130yo house, planting tons of trees, shrubs and flowers, raising various furry and feathered critters...miss the city life but enjoy the peace of the country...rambling about the woods, watching the flora and fauna flow through the seasons, coaxing nature to work with ya, getting dirty--life on the farm...

PHILOSOPHY

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a dangerous enemy indeed."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted and surfed in the last 16 years since 2007...have turned on a lot of folks to CS...share what I can when I can...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed(though we didn't call it that then) around the US for years in my hippie/deadhead days...never turned away someone with a need to crash at my place...Couchsurfed with wonderful hosts around the UK...have hosted multiple CSers at the farm...also participated in WWOOF-USA, HelpX, and Workaway since 2011...

Interests

3X Cancer survivor with a real bucket list, passion for life 'n love, styley hairwraps, consciousness expansion, finding my bliss, romantic encounters, permaculture, Zen paganism, self-sufficiency, reading, writing, research, photography, People Watching, backpacking, gardening, spreading smiles, genealogy, unconditional love, happiness, knowledge, books, Kundalini Yoga, Travel/Adventure, history, Gardening/Farming, gardening, environment, ecology, crafts, crystals, Mythology / Folklore, herbs, wildlife, Spirituality/Philosophy, Prince Bay Farm

• wildlife
• writing
• books
• folklore
• photography
• environment
• yoga
• walking
• crafts
• gardening
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• backpacking
• adventure races
• ecology
• genealogy
• history
• science
• volunteering
• wwoof

Music, Movies, and Books

enjoy adventure and thriller movies...Netflix has expanded my tastes into many other genres
alternative rock, bluegrass, rock, jazz, blues...
wide range of reading topics--mostly non-fiction-history...have library of over 12k books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

More than one amazing thing, so here are a few of the top ones: sunrise at the Grand Canyon, AZ, USA...watched my son take his first breath...Westminster Abbey in London...Northumberland...York Minster...made it this far in one piece...

Teach, Learn, Share

my friends have referred to me as a 'walking encyclopedia' and "Nikipedia"...I retain the most obscure things...thus I have much to share...taught science for a while to middle schoolers...was a host farm for WWOOF-USA, Worldpackers, and Workaway for 12 years--at Prince Bay Farm, host through HelpX,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge, conversation, garden advice, poultry assistance

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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