CURRENT MISSION

For myself, to find contentment and bring myself home, and to get to know this great world of ours; for the world, to help make peace and balance from the ground up.

ABOUT ME

I especially love the wonders of the natural world, language and languages, and music. I am very interested in different cultures and traditions. Because I'm something of a shy and quiet introvert, people sometimes think I'm not friendly - but the truth is that I think people are wonderful creatures, and I like to get to know them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to CouchSurfing. I am not in a situation to host visitors right now, but I look forward to hosting in the future. In the meantime, I am a very easy, mild-mannered guest. I will happily wash dishes, clean up, and help cook or cook you a meal!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm pretty new to this (in terms of experience if not time I've had my profile), but I think it's great. So far I've stayed with one great host in Norway and look forward to more experiences and someday hosting people. Since I grew up at a retreat center with lots of guests coming through my home, hospitality, the appreciation of hospitality, and meeting people from all walks of life are very important to me. I like the way CS manifests these things.

Interests

Nature, music, languages and linguistics, anthropology, geography, history. The world and just about everything in it.

• cooking
• socializing
• music
• anthropology
• geography
• history
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite kind of music is traditional music, especially from the Celtic countries, Scandinavia, and the US and Canada. I love the fiddle, and I play harp, piano, and a couple of other instruments.

I mostly enjoy "independent" and "foreign" films, whatever that means. Some Hollywood movies are good. But I don't watch movies very often anyway.

A couple of my favorite books: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. This list is in no way exhaustive.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I spent the night at the top of a mountain near my home with my sister and a friend. The next morning, we got an incredible sunrise: the familiar landscape far below us was all shrouded in mist. As the sun rose higher, the mountain made a shadow in the fog with a little ring of rainbow colors crowning the summit - a crown that also hovered above my own house in the hills to the west. It was a simple epiphany of connection to place that I won't soon forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you need help with your English, I have some English-teaching experience. (I could also give help in some of the other languages I listed.)
If you play music, I could also teach some music from my traditions and I'd love to learn some of yours in return.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States