CURRENT MISSION

I'm just a love machine...

ABOUT ME

I want to start a revolution.

PHILOSOPHY

Less sad, more rage.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was a perma-traveler, I couch surfed as often as whoever was giving me a ride to the next town invited me in for a night. Now it's a bit more sporadic.

Interests

dirt, wind, autonomy, pears

• cheese
• dieting
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Subversive folk, celtic punk, blue grass anything.

My favorite books ever are Foxfire and The Well of Lonliness, and maybe Outer Dark. I read a lot. Talk to me about it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been loved.

Teach, Learn, Share

*The Hunger Argument*

Percentage of corn grown in the U.S. eaten by people: 20

Percentage of corn grown in the U.S. eaten by livestock: 80

*The Environmental Argument*

Fossil fuels needed to produce meat-centered diet vs. a meat-free diet: 3 times more

Percentage of U.S. topsoil loss directly related to livestock raising: 85

Number of acres of U.S. forest cleared for cropland to produce meat-centered diet: 260 million

Area of tropical rainforest consumed in every quarter-pound of rainforest beef: 55 square feet

*The Cancer Argument*

Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat butter and cheese 2-4 times a week: 3.25 times

Increased risk of fatal prostate cancer for men who consume meat, cheese, eggs and milk daily vs. sparingly or not at all: 3.6 times.

*The Cholesterol Argument*

Number of U.S. medical schools: 125

Number requiring a course in nutrition: 30

Nutrition training received by average U.S. physician during four years in medical school: 2.5 hours

How frequently a heart attack kills in the U.S.: every 45 seconds

Average U.S. man's risk of death from heart attack: 50 percent

Risk of average U.S. man who eats no meat: 15 percent

Risk of average U.S. man who eats no meat, dairy or eggs: 4 percent

*The Natural Resources Argument*

User of more than half of all water used for all purposes in the U.S.: livestock production

Gallons of water needed to produce a pound of wheat: 25

Gallons of water needed to produce a pound of California beef: 5,000

Calories of fossil fuel expended to get 1 calorie of protein from beef: 78

To get 1 calorie of protein from soybeans: 2

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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