CURRENT MISSION

Live fast, sleep in.

ABOUT ME

I'm a book reader, music maker, labor historian, media nerd, bike rider, organizer, militant recycler, coffee drinker, Wobbly, movie watcher, food gleaner, animal lover, punk rocker, gardener, people watcher, zine maker, skateboarder, picture taker, urban adventurer, wine brewer, food preserver, and a pretty nice guy. Once for Halloween I was the Little Red Songbook.

PHILOSOPHY

Dump the bosses off your back.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Occasional host, surfed a number of times, always encouraging others to do it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never negative, nearly always positive.

兴趣

Just witnessing the beauty and uniqueness of every moment, learning to live in those moments.

• animals
• books
• beauty
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• music
• cycling
• adventure races
• skateboarding
• communications
• history

音乐、电影和书籍

Some of my favorite authors:
Edward Abbey, Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck, Philip Foner, Mario Vargas Llosa, Erick Lyle, Stephen King, Aaron Cometbus, Oliver Sacks, JK Rowling, Sherman Alexie, Roald Dahl.

Some of my favorite music:
Common Rider, Chumbawamba, the Taxpayers, Wanda Jackson, the Specials, Mighty Sparrow, Jellyroll Rockheads, Pelvis Wesley, Beastie Boys, Dandelion Junk Queens, the Zydepunks, Ratatat, Nina Simone, Welfare Poets, Scholastic Deth.

Some of my favorite films & shows:
Z, This Film is Not Yet Rated, Office Space, Airplane!, Harlan County USA, Demonicus, Awakenings, Over the Edge, Primer, Manufacturing Consent, God Bless America, Breaking Bad, the Wire, M*A*S*H, Game of Thrones, Deadwood, House of Cards.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Climbed an active volcano on my 22nd birthday! Collectivized my workplace! Went on strike on a vineyard in New Zealand and won!

教，学，和分享

I can teach a bit of Portland labor history, complete with a bike tour!

I can speak Spanish pretty alright and am happy to share what I can.

我游览过的国家

Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

New Zealand, United States

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