Hello! I am just an ordinary Earthling - one of a curious mind and a wanderlust spirit. A genuine bookworm, but I also like to write, to paint/draw when my inspiration nudges me. I love being surrounded by nature - long walks and hiking with my dog are priceless. In summer mornings when the sea is clear and calm, I enjoy swimming, in my gentle sunny solitude. Yes, I live by the sea but 'my heart is in the highlands'...I love to travel, to immerse into crowds of languages, cultures, and customs different, and new...