CURRENT MISSION

Discovering and exploring this lovely planet.

ABOUT ME

Open minded, lively, unfortunately only fluent in English and sarcasm.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can cook, clean, play some tunes, take near professional grade photography, organize (almost annoyingly well), garden, ride/care for your horse (though I doubt it would be applicable), I am a certified lifeguard, and if there's something caught up in your tree I would be happy to try to get it down.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only the great things friends have told me and the people I have met though their participation. Can't wait to begin.

Interests

Playing music (mandolin, singing, violin), reading, running, photography, hiking, swimming, drawing, painting, biking, adventures!

• singing
• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• gardening
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• music
• violin
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Big Lebowski, Harold and Maude, Amelie, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Annie Hall, Casa Blanca, Rushmore, Stroszek.
Music:
Nina Simone, Jorja Smith, Solange, Tyler the Creator, Lou Reed, Grizzly Bear, Thundercat, Devendra Banhart, Bjork, Fleet Foxes, Jose Gonzales, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Claude Debussy, Yann Tiersen
Books:
Octavia Butler, Haruki Murakami, Toni Morrison, Italo Calvino, Malcolm Gladwell, Neil Gaiman, Dave Eggers, Patty Smith, Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, Gary Shteyngart

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane threat:
The stillness of clear fluid preserved the peace until a flutter of activity began. Schools of vibrance gained speed. Above, there water gained ripples that turned rapidly to waves. The atmosphere dimmed but in the safety of submersion there was nothing spooky about it. Frantic were the fins, though, whose scales felt vibrations my skin could not. Like humans in crisis, some took shelter while others sped aimlessly.
As quickly as it came, it ceased. The calm returned.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach vocal lessons, mandolin and violin lessons, running techniques, general drawing or watercolor painting techniques.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, cooking, stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States