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**We have two friendly cat sin the house.**
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We enjoy travelling and we also enjoy our home. We feel lucky that we can share both. We have a quiet lifestyle and know little about the partying culture but would enjoy hearing your stories about that side of our city. :-)

Please read our House Rules before contacting us.

Sometimes our guests have allergies so we ask guests not to smoke, vape, tobacco, incense and no heavy fragrances. We will have to open up all doors and windows as well as wipe down walls. It's extra work for us.

PHILOSOPHY
We believe that the world has many good people. We believe in spontaneous goodness, doing things generously and freely and would like to pass that on that spirit.

COMMUNITY
Let's share what we can. If you are planning to bring us a small gift we ask for a small container of salt from your area.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Please see our references and see the wonderful travellers we've met, surfed and hosted.

We usually accept requests which are about 1 month or more ahead.

Interests

Reading, travel, photography, beauty, people, being kind, gardening and finding deals on the internet, listening, bicycling, animals, hot springs, and all sports.

• animals
• culture
• photography
• beauty
• cooking
• recipes
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• sports
• rock climbing
• climbing
• deep conversations
• good conversation
• generosity
• the future
• retirement
• cat

Music, Movies, and Books

Our family has a mixture of tastes: Slaughterhouse 5, Sherlock, the Beatles, Tintin, Monty Python, Beatles, Farenheit 451, Hunger Games, Trente Jours de Nuits, Dr. Strangelove, Stephenson and so on.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-seeing animals in Galapagos...they don't run away.
-lightning storms in Yelapa, Mexico and in Japan
-magic tricks.

Teach, Learn, Share

Many years ago I read an article about a statistician selling bagels who could demonstrate that 83% of people are good. We'd love to share by doing some cooking.

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What I Can Share with Hosts

We have some simple magic tricks, recipes, and a great deal of readiness to listen to your stories.

As guests, we also make sure to clean up after ourselves so that our hosts do not have extra work after we leave. We will also gladly follow our house rules and try to be courteous to show we value your hospitality.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Croatia, Ecuador, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Peru, Singapore, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, United States

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