CURRENT MISSION

To be more mindful, joyous and open to the generosity of the universe ... 😊

ABOUT ME

What can I say? I am what I am.

Come along and find out ... 🙂

ATTENTION: I am no longer hosting Couchsurfers, as I was diagnosed with terminal cancer in September 2019.

PHILOSOPHY

Trust your instincts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am am no longer hosting Couchsurfers, as I was diagnosed with terminal cancer in September 2019.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've crashed on many a couch and/or spare bed, and Couchsurfed once. ☺

Interests

Reading, gardening, listening to music, red wine, learning, travelling, languages, art, nature, camping, theology, animals, tattoos, piercings and body modifications, spirituality, horticulture, 4-20, orthinology, visiting museums and art galleries, philanthropy, cooking, teaching English as a second language, bird watching, wine tastings, philosophy, going for walks, cats, op-shopping, photography, autodidacticism, hanging out with friends, weed, games nights, studying, movies, biophilia, astronomy, poetry, natural sciences, comparative religion, bibliophiles, watching tv, graphic novels, language exchanges, window shopping, trying new things, botany, the history of art, tiny houses, books

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov, The Alchemist by Paul Coelho, Tank Girl (the movie and the comics), anything by Catullus and/or Anais Nin, A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson, Shadow Waters by Chris Baker, A Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, Little Toot by Hardie Gramatsky, the Bogor comic strips by Burton Silver, Gardening at Night by Diane Awerbuck, Kokopu Dreams by Chris Baker, any of Gerald Durrell's works, The Magic of Findhorn by Paul Hawken, The Land of Green Plums by Herta Muller, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, the Footrot Flats comic strips by Murray Ball, Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery, The Rarest of the Rare by Diane Ackerman, The Diary of Anne Frank, Feral City by Rosie Scott, anything by Poppy Z. Brite, Su Tong, or Lisa See, The Warrior Within by Sharon Green, anything by Scott Westerfeld, Trash by Dorothy Allison, Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff.

Movies: Love and Human Remains, Pump Up the Volume, Amelie, Chasing Amy, St Vincent, Fantasia, Cat Ballou, Kinsey, the Muppet movies, The Triplets of Belleville, Bound, Dirty Pretty Things, Braindead, Touching the Void, Shaun of the Dead, Don Jon, Bad Boy Bubby, The Boxtrolls, Transamerica, Bad Santa, Pan's Labyrinth, Between Heaven and Earth, City of Angels, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, My Year Without Sex, The Basketball Diaries, Secretary, Sunshine Cleaning, Wall-E, Flashdance, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Quills, The Piano, Whore, Labyrinth, Shortbus, Mirrormask, Meet The Feebles, Dirty Girl, Weird Science, Grease, The City of Lost Children, Mary and Max, Innocent Blood, Kinky Boots, Perfume, Big Fish, The Dancer, Tank Girl, Revenge of the Nerds, Ted, What We Do In The Shadows, The Jewel of The Nile, Wild, For A Good Time Call, Yes Man, River Queen, Warm Bodies, Footrot Flats, The Sessions, The Crow, Scarfies, Fantasia, Donnie Darko, Into The Wild, I Am Not A Serial Killer

Music: R and B, rock, pop, indie, Gregorian chant, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial, classical, reggae, blues, soul, Motown, new age, barbershop quartets, opera, folk, Celtic, techno industrial, instrumental, world, spiritual

TV Programmes: Breaking Bad, Orphan Black, The Borgias, 1000 Ways To Die, Bad Ink, The 100, Sex and The City, The Muppet Show, The Kindness Diaries, Bodyshockers, How To Look Good Naked, The Walking Dead, Six Feet Under, Lost Girl, Cutting It, Black Sails, The Goodies, Miranda, Primeval, The Body Shocking Show, Trading Spouses, Duckman, Ink Master, Grace Under Fire, Ruby Gloom, The Good Life, Bro'Town, Open All Hours, Vikings, The Simpsons, M*A*S*H, Pushing Daisies, Orange Is the New Black, Wife Swap, Benson, Grimm, Call the Midwife, Fresh Off The Boat, Happy Tree Friends, Ab Fab, Faulty Towers, Family Guy, Misfits, The Young Ones, Happy Days, One Born Every Minute, Square Pegs, Jekyll, Live Free or Die, The House of Elliot, Tribal Wives, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, The United States of Tara, World's Strictest Parents, Beyond Scared Straight, Hung, Fatal Attractions, Come Dine With Me, Pan Am, Reaper, Beyond the Darklands, Being Human, Location Location Location, 2 Broke Girls, Dharma and Greg, My Cat From Hell, Masters of Sex, Grow Your Own Drugs, Skins, Fresh Meat, Z Nation, The Librarians, Mr Robot, Lucifer, Dexter, Almost Human,Vet On The Hill, Humans, The Undateables, The Big Bang Theory, Cheese Slices, The Client List, Altered Carbon, Santa Clarita Diet, Travel Man, The End Of The Fucking World, Chef!, 3%, Young Sheldon, Glam Masters, Body Fixers, Dating Naked, Travel Guides, American Gods, Disenchanted, Fresh Eggs, She's Gotta Have It, The Passage, Russian Doll , Life Death + Robots, Larva, Instant Hotel, Killing Eve, Bonding, After Life, Lip Service, Bondi Vet, Californication, The Good Place

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

fire-walking, snorkelling, bungy jumping and sky diving. 😁

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught English as a Second Language in Tainan, Taiwan for 4.5 years (1999-2004) and have qualifications in this field.

I'm also trying to learn Maori, French and Japanese, so am keen to find people to practise with.

I have Asperger's Syndrome (a mild form of autism) and am happy to teach people a little about it, if they are interested. 😊

I have a wide variety of interests, so we're bound to find something to talk about and learn from each other, inevitably ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Malaysia, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Taiwan

•