I'm a biologist and gardener. I love flowers, trees, and mountains. I build things, and I used to work on boats. Now I work for a nursery and orchard specializing in rare an unusual fruit and nut trees. My partner Lauren (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/laurenolean) and I live in the country near Chehalis with our cat Chamomile and our many plants

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that people are essentially good, and that when we trust others instead of fearing the unknown we open ourselves to incredible kindness and wonderful surprises

Interests

• books
• poetry
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• meditation
• reading
• painting
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• philosophy
• mountains
• mythology
• tea
• alchemy
• mysticism
• trains
• boats
• trees
• fruit
• foraging
• mycology
• mushroom hunting
• discordianism
• anticonsumerism

Music, Movies, and Books

Italo Calvino, William S Burroughs, Gary Snyder, bell hooks, Masanobu Fukuoka, Principia Discordia, Codex Seraphinanus, Voynich Manuscript, Caliban and the Witch

Fraser and DeBolt, Love, Neil Young, Acid Mothers Temple. I used to (and sometimes still) play in a band called Overhill Ln (https://overhillln.bandcamp.com)

Akira Kurosawa, Aki Kaurismäki, Federico Fellini, David Lynch, Century of the Self, The Saragossa Manuscript

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Planted seeds that will grow into trees that will outlive me by centuries

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking, gardening, carpentry, music, philosophy, political economy, botany, birdwatching, mountain adventuring, ancient rituals..?

What I Can Share with Hosts

A nice home cooked meal! Conversation. Maybe a bottle of wine or some beer or some tea?

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States