I'm a recent Colorado transplant who just settled in Denver after a 3-year stint in Telluride.

I love conversation, good beer, longer-term traveling and people who actively seek ways to carry out the plans that others just talk about doing. I also love books, dogs and hiking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think Couchsurfing can be such a beautiful, mutually beneficial experience where I can meet kind-hearted, interesting people who open their homes to me, and pay them for their troubles by being low maintenance and providing open and respectful conversation. Now that I have a place I can host, I hope I can provide the same great environment that other hosts have given me.

Interests

Traveling, journalism, photography, people, Spanish (all languages, really), dogs, writing, hiking, discussing life and its possibilities/mysteries/frustrations, etc.

• dogs
• writing
• books
• photography
• environment
• beer
• drinking
• traveling
• piano
• hiking
• skiing
• snowshoeing
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Shakey Graves, Arctic Monkeys, Punch Brothers and Chris Thile in general, etc.

Books: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, the Harry Potter series, East of Eden by Steinbeck, Catch 22, Slaughterhouse Five, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, etc.

Not going to try to pretend I'm a big movie person, but I do love all things Tarantino.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I just finished the Pacific Crest Trail this year! It was awesome. Thru hiking is great.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can definitely help you in areas of Spanish grammar and editing papers. I have a Spanish lit book with me that is AWESOME, so if you have interest in that realm I will share it with you. I played piano for 11 years and have 2-3 songs that I still remember by heart, so if you have a piano I can play those for you as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Beer, pasta, canned peas, stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States