Growing up, my family moved all over the U.S. I landed in Seattle when I was seventeen, where I started working at a bakery. I ate lots of baked goods and eventually learned how to make bread.

I completed my undergrad at the University of Washington, but often found my time better spent working at the student farm there or a few other urban farm sites throughout Seattle.

My bicycle and I moved to Vermont for a few years--I was an intern at Yestermorrow Design/Build School, where I managed the small garden, cooked for students and faculty, swam in the river and completed a range of building projects.

My adventures in Vermont also included working on an organic berry farm, driving a delivery truck through icy Vermont winters, grazing sheep and cattle, milking goats and practicing making biscuits over a fire.

I recently moved back to Seattle in order to pursue graduate study in Urban Planning, focusing on regional food and energy systems.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm interested in traveling and connecting with other travelers.

Interests

Riding bicycles, exploring cities, growing food, cooking (recently I've been making a lot of homemade pizza and pasta), reading books, making useful objects out of found materials (lamps, shelves, boxes), generally concocting all manner of things (just started making a few batches of bitters for cocktails)

• books
• design
• dining
• cooking
• cocktails
• gardening
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Frank Zappa, Arthur Russell, Tom Ze, Mance Lipscomb, Beyonce, and many things in between

Movies: spaghetti westerns, camp, Jim Jarmusch, Kurosawa, Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Spanish-language films

Books: Kurt Vonnegut, Italo Calvino, James Baldwin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, John Steinbeck.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love cooking for others. I'm always excited to turn urban and suburban land into edible landscapes--maybe you want to grow some food in your yard?

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, England, France, Honduras, Mexico, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States