grenouille112

Retired highschool teacher. Strong interest in French language and culture. Main interests are listening to, playing and composing music (jazz and classical), piano and saxophone; literature - fiction and non-fiction; movies, film festivals; history; politics; photography; visiting art galleries & museums; live music and theatre performances; maintaining good health; gardening; healthy cooking; travel, domestic & international.

Family important to me (three married daughters (one deceased) + seven grandchildren). Volunteer for Red Cross, Cancer Council, Alliance Française. Active supporter of Médecins Sans Frontières, UNICEF, Red Cross, Salvation Army, ChildFund, Green politics.

I would prefer postcards of touristic sites, buildings; war memorials; musical instruments; sports; literature; history; landscapes; movies; native wildlife; works of art and photography; international or local service organisations - eg Red Cross, MSF, Oxfam, Salvation Army, Child Fund etc; sunsets; indigenous art and culture; national and/or regional costumes; different facets of humanity (eg people of any age who are happy/sad, impoverished/wealthy, working/playing, dancing, marrying, singing, in danger etc; Olympic Games; black & white; antiques; cats; dogs; maps; night scenes; famous people (particularly writers, poets, artists, actors, musicians, scientists, political figures, Nobel Prize winners, sportspersons, teams).