CURRENT MISSION

study

ABOUT ME

I live in Chicago, inland from the shore of Lake Michigan on the near-west side. Before moving here I lived in southern Ohio all my life. I'm a public school kid. I learned French in a magnet program in primary school and had 2 brief stints that I spent in France as part of an exchange program. I also studied Spanish, last winter, in an immersion program in the altiplanos of Guatemala. My love of wild nature lead me to study plant biology and, since moving to Chicago and realizing that grad school isn't for me, I've been spending time working with native and cultivated plants trying to find a path of study outside of the university complex. Something like an apprenticed study would probably suit me best. More on that in person. This year, I am taking a class in herbalism and I plan to grow as much food as possible!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to CS. In fact, I just joined because I will be visiting eastern Michigan a lot this year, especially in the Detroit area. I want to connect with others in Detroit who sound like kindred spirits.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to this website and, though I have traveled a bit in my time, I have not used anything like this before. That's why I am not 'verified' and don't have any friends yet, fyi.

Interests

film - gardening - cooking seasonally and locally - making medicine - making wine - making soil - listening to honky tonk, roots rock, PJ Harvey, Charles Mingus - fermenting milk - fermenting cabbage - fermenting tea - botanizing - foraging -native plant restoration - enjoying microbrews - making cheese - biking around Chicago - bike repair - hammering nails - marking 2x4's with a pencil and a pocket square - live music - exploring outdoor spaces - riding on trains - watching trains

• singing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• gardening
• restoration
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• biology
• medicine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first time I heard wolves singing in the wild, I was in northeastern Minnesota. It was late in the summer.