Friendly, creative, humorous guy who enjoys making things with technology. I do web-based art projects and experimental electronic music. I like to ride bikes, motorcycles, hike, run and experience the outdoors in any way I can. I love traveling and meeting new people where they're at!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm interested in building connections across arbitrary lines -- state, national, political, cultural, ethnic. I am currently driving across the United States with my partner Deryn, looking for new friends and hangs with folks across Texas and the Southeast!

Interests

• arts
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• motorcycles
• hiking
• backpacking
• biking
• horseback riding
• making music
• synthesizers
• crafting
• mushroom hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

Open to many kinds of music! I make weird electronic music but also love all sorts of pop, country, jazz, etc.

Books-- currently reading The Mushroom at the End of the World, about matsutake mushroom harvesting in human-disturbed pine forests and what this can teach us about capitalism and human interdependence! I love books like this that cut across disciplines and combine many different approaches to understanding the world.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Successfully navigated a lost group of backpackers out of the rugged Chiricahua Wilderness in Arizona! The sun was going down and we couldn't find the trail, but I stayed calm and led our bushwhacking troupe through a ravine towards running water and eventually the car.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to use a modular synthesizer (traveling with mine) / teach you about how to make music with electricity.

I want to get better at
* Spanish/French -- wanna practice?
* Meditation -- any form that you practice and want to share
* Cooking different foods -- would love to expand my culinary horizons and learn about new dishes from you
* Listening to the sounds of places around me -- want to do a walking tour and make some audio recordings?
* Being vulnerable and open with strangers -- let's have an honest discussion about your world

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from many trips and experiences, goofy sense of humor, witty puns, random pop culture trivia...

I can cook you a healthy meal and do the dishes afterward :)

Can walk your pet(s), keep them entertained and lend an extra helping hand!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Viet Nam