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Overview

  • 43 references 40 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 63, Other
  • Member since 2008
  • Grant writer, project manager, community volunteer
  • Part uni - Urban & Regional Planning but mainly schoo...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world, living its experiences, meeting its people, seeing its sights, tasting its foods!

ABOUT ME

What is there to tell? 50 something big kid.
Just love meeting people and discovering that no matter where or what we are from, we are all so very much alike!
Everyone tells me I am generous. Love to share.
Told I'm a good cook !
Believe that we all have something to give, and I believe that if we all give of ourselves that the world can be a better place.
3 adult children a beautiful granddaughter and gorgeous grandson.
MOST understanding and supportive husband - the love of my life.

PHILOSOPHY

Variety is the Spice of Life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Chatting, hosting
Looking for a role to play within the organisation that allows me to contribute something while learning something!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have home hosted many many people including exchange students from periods of a couple of days up to year long stays. Just love interacting with people and keen to keep doing it.
Had 14 couchsurfers share Christmas with us! Bodies everywhere!!

FANTASTIC experiences - keep em coming!!
Have couchsurfed in Europe (France)

Interests

Travel
Talking
Family
Photography
Scrapbooking
Reading
Did I mention talking?
Meeting people

  • writing
  • photography
  • cooking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • scrapbooking
  • painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Will read just about anything!
Favourite authors include Edward Rutherford, Pauline Gedge, Ken Follett, Christian Jacques
Music - just about anything. Huge ABBA, Beatles, Queen fan - anything especially that I can sing to (although my husband reckons I can't - sing that is)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a year driving around Europe in 2009 with hubby.
visited 21 states (9.33%)Create your own visited map of The World
Worked with WyLand on painting the Bundaberg Whaling Wall.
Managed to get our three children safely to adulthood!

Teach, Learn, Share

English
Grant writing
Project Management
Event development and management
Committee development
Cooking
Laughing

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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