CURRENT MISSION

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and reassign yourself to the influences of each." -Henry David Thoreau

ABOUT ME

I write songs.

I paint things.

I go outside a lot.

I think we'll be friends.

PHILOSOPHY

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau

"I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life." - Leo Tolstoy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveling, camping, exploring, musically touring, and hopefully having some more folks over again now that I'm back from my own trip and taking a break from my nomadic ways. I would like to meet new people locally as well, maybe get some coffee or visit a gallery.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and been hosted by several really awesome people so far, and hoping to meet many more! Just completed my first solo trip around the US (6/1/16) and had a really great experience. I am now hosting surfers myself again so message me if interested, and sorry if I miss you!

Interests

Camping, hiking, foraging, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, painting, photography, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, soccer, boxing, muay thai, jiu jitsu, mixed martial arts, powerlifting, bicycling, guitar, drums, banjo, keyboard, bass, singing, audio recording/engineering, poetry, theatre, languages, psychology, tea, thrift stores, animals, video games, incense, bonfires, humor...etc.

• animals
• arts
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• beer
• coffee
• powerlifting
• thrifting
• traveling
• pottery
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• drums
• fishing
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• boxing
• martial arts
• rock climbing
• soccer
• jiu jitsu
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bon Iver, Damien Rice, Iron & Wine, Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens, A.A. Bondy, City & Colour, The Tallest Man On Earth, M. Ward, The Avett Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, Fleet Foxes, Ola Podrida, Glen Handsard, Dustin Kesnrue, Son House, mewithoutYou, Dear and the Headlights, Brand New, August Burns Red, Silverstein, Underoath, Saosin...the list goes on and on. Old blues and acoustic folk to the heavier stuff and back.

Movies: Into the Wild, Once, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, O' Brother Where Art Thou, Warrior, Rocky, The Royal Tenenbaums, Harry Potter, Bella, V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings, The Pianist, The Boondock Saints, Star Wars, Walk The Line, Taxi Driver, Pollock...many more.

Books: Into the Wild, anything Robert Frost, Night, the Peterson Field Guides.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen and I have felt love.

Teach, Learn, Share

Pretty much anything in my interests I'd be happy to teach you about. Always looking to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversations, music, theories, self-defense or guitar lessons, experiences, Buffalo-brewed beer and love.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States