I grew up in the mountain towns of New York State's Adirondack park. If you want to chill out and relax alone (or together) I'm up for that or if you want to go out into the world and let loose I'm always game. I believe philosophy is important but action is required to make the philosophy worthwhile. I keep an open mind and try to focus on maintaining an understanding perspective.

I like seeing first hand how diverse the universe can be

I live to better understand how to be real and become the person my conscience and experiences tell me I should be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Join the group, Live Without Money

I made it a super long time ago but there’s still some interesting stuff on there and while you’re there you can help contribute to learning and living cheaply

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've made friends due to the project, gotten to experience extraordinary places and see interesting things. I hitchhiked from New York to California and back, the whole time meeting and spending time with fellow Couchsurfers!

Interests

Wandering, growing, foraging, good talks, thrift stores, camping, hiking, the road, movie nights, home grown anything, the importance of truth

• design
• diy
• festivals
• lgbt rights
• cooking
• meditation
• gardening
• thrifting
• clothing
• flowers
• comics
• anime
• traveling
• minimalism
• woodworking
• magic
• punk music
• metal music
• blues
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• camping
• engineering
• gender studies
• geology
• hitchhiking
• beaches
• mountains
• urban exploration
• mythology
• wilderness
• laughing
• cooperative living
• sustainability
• intentional communities
• lgbt
• gaming
• social justice
• cultivation
• pizza
• metal
• whiskey
• shenanigans
• feminism
• exploring
• mindfulness
• mushrooms
• hostels
• italy
• wolves
• comedy
• bicycling
• bicycle touring
• communication
• organic gardening
• bicycle
• herbs
• frisbee
• emergency medicine
• horror movies
• games
• geocaching
• wild camping
• spicy food
• relationships
• community building
• psychedelics
• the beach
• crystals
• community
• urbex
• equality
• bicycles
• minerals
• hostel
• magic the gathering
• anarchism
• fungi
• hammocks
• foraging
• fermentation
• hot springs
• herbalism
• pasta
• hardcore
• mycology
• sustainable living
• hammock
• blues music
• hammocking
• masks
• bicycle mechanics
• organizing
• blues dancing
• urban farming
• hidden gems
• dungeons and dragons
• lgbt friendly
• gender equality
• dungeons & dragons
• hot sauce
• lgbtqia
• polaroid
• puns
• gathering
• fusion dancing
• lichen
• magick
• house plants
• candles
• lgbtq+
• radical politics
• carving
• bathing
• secret places
• black lives matter
• rainforest
• secrets
• equity
• bats
• lgbtq
• gemstones
• hidden places
• shells
• gatherings
• mushroom foraging
• poc
• remediation

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: All The Rain Promises and More , Evasion, Frankenstein, The Sandman, Radical Mycology

MOVIES: i<3Huckabees, Universal Studios monster movies, THX 1138, Snatch, Castaway On The Moon, Gangs of New York, Star Wars, Wes Anderson stuff

MUSIC: alkaline trio, new found glory, saves the day, mewithoutyou, Bayside, R.E.M., the ataris, chromeo, coheed, the forecast, thegetupkids, minus the bear, neutral milk hotel, placebo, shai hulud, senses fail, smashing pumpkins, the smiths, taking back sunday, wu-tang clan,

Teach, Learn, Share

I’ve been learning more and more about the fungal kingdom and would be willing to chat you up about that or show you some interesting things i’ve learned

In case you’re ever in need of a shower while traveling, here’s how to make a portable “shower head” you can use with an empty plastic soda bottle.

YOU WILL NEED:
a standard sized plastic bottle cap(usually on 20 oz soda/water bottles)

metal paperclip or thick safetey pin

heat source (lighters are easiest to use)

take the paper clip and straighten one inch of it out, then heat it up with the lighter (dont burn your fingers! metal conducts heat so hold the other end of the clip with your shirt or something that wont also conduct the heat as well)

while the paper clip is still hot, poke holes through the top of the cap (you can make a design or just random holes will probably do it; although the water streams will be more predictable if you space the holes equally apart and push the heated clip through at the same angle for each hole)

then throw it in your pack.( you'll be able to find an empty bottle laying around anywhere you go so you wont need to take up space by carrying it around with you.)

once you've located a bottle, rinse it out in a gas station/house bathroom fill it with warm water, twist the "shower cap" on top, strip down, soap up, and squeeze your way to cleanliness.

I would like to practice some wildcrafting and survival skills, how to do yoga, thrive without using money and make my own clothes

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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