CURRENT MISSION

Live life to the fullest I possibly can, not sweat the small stuff, and stay optimistic.

ABOUT ME

I am a 23 y/o California native. I like to paint, take photographs, and bike. I am a movie buff, music collector (all mediums), and enjoy meeting new people from different backgrounds. I consider myself an open-minded philosopher and am always open to new takes on any topic.

PHILOSOPHY

"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Not worth it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have used this site to couch surf a few times in Arizona, Washington, and Oregon while traveling to visit friends. Ideally would like to travel more when I can make the time. I lost the information for my older profile and had to start a new one.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had really positive experiences with this site, met a lot of interesting and kind people who have opened their homes to me and made my travel experiences richer.

Interests

Photography, acrylic painting, silent films, jazz, bowling, biking trails, and fishing.

• photography
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• music
• jazz
• piano
• cycling
• fishing
• bowling
• philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Elephant Graveyard, The Pianist, A great and terrible Beauty, The Golden Compass (series), L.O.T.R., My Sister's Country. Music: Billie Holiday, Empire of the Sun, Anita O'day, Bing Crosby, The Dresden Dolls, Rufus Wainwright, Agent Ribbons. Movies: A very Long Engagement, I <3 Huckabees, The Artist, Un chien Andalou, Amelie, The Birth of a Nation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On a whim, signed up to be a deckhand during King Salmon Season on the Bering Straight in Alaska last year. Not quite "deadliest catch" experience but pretty close. Learned a lot about my ability to try something new, adapt to change, and take on one of the hardest professions in the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I play piano, knit/crotchet/sew, can teach how to make imprints/shapes with your body via acrylic on canvas, and could tell you a lot about the State of Alaska.