Hey travelers!

My name is Ben and I am small-town boy born and raised in rural Vermont. The past two years I have been studying History at Brown University, where I spend a lot of my time outside the classroom acting in performances of all sorts and writing comedy. When I'm in Vermont you can find me spending most of my time gardening, mowing lawns, and guiding people to a perfect swimming hole or rope swing. I love jumping into things and working hands on, whether it is a film shoot for an original series or growing a new variety of tomato.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This summer I am headed out to LA with my girlfriend for the summer to work for FX, the television network, as development intern. We are both excited to use the drive out to the west coast as an opportunity to meet new people and explore new places. We love hearing people's stories about their path, their passions, and their lives.

We want to spend as much time out and exploring whatever city or town I am passing through and talking to the people that live there. Besides being expensive, I often feel like a hotel can separates you from experiencing the people and the sights of a city. Couchsurfing seems to be a great fit on all fronts.

Interests

Mountain biking
Performance - Acting and writing for performance
Economic history
Hiking & camping
Making movies
Education

• writing
• performing arts
• acting
• education
• running
• gardening
• trivia
• movies
• drawing
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Romeo is Bleeding
Spotlight
All of Me
The Master
The Incredibles

Lake Street Drive
The White Stripes
Lux Deluxe
Frank Ocean
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This past summer I had to corral an angry Bull that had broken out of the trailer it was being held in. The bull was running like crazy all up and down the valley where the farm was. It ultimately ended up on a neighboring property and a big group of us had to draw up a strategy for how we were going to get the massive, frenzied bull back into a new trailer that would hopefully hold it. The process took a lot of elaborate maneuvering and constant fear that the bull would break but ultimately we prevented the runaway bull from getting into too much trouble.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to grow shiitake mushrooms, the process involves throwing inoculated logs into a pond or other water source and leaving them there to soak for multiple days.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Songs
Homemade Vermont Maple Syrup!
Farming tales
Extensive Saturday Night Live trivia knowledge
Free advice
An attentive ear and an open heart

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, Italy