CURRENT MISSION

Become the #1 ultra-magnetic MC of all time.

ABOUT ME

Liberal, smart, funny, sarcastic, educated, street-wise, gregarious, ornery.

PHILOSOPHY

This planet won't support 10 billion people. How long can you tread water? Glub-glub! Rome is burning, pull up a chair and have a drink!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couch space galore!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Although I've been amateur couchsurfing for several years, I just became involved with the project. I've hosted two Mexican and two Hungarian students who wanted to see Chicago, and also two Canadians who were in town for a conference. Fun, fun, fun!

Interests

I LOVE to bike (mostly mountain). Chicago may be the best city in the US to bike around. Playing guitar, cooking, eating out, reading, movies, literary readings, shows, the bars, the White Sox and Bears, Feminist/Gender/Queer/Men's studies, open mics, politics, environmentalism, imigrants rights, agonizing over my next tattoo, and trying to stay sane.

• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• eating out
• guitar
• cycling
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Irvine Welsh, Jaren Diamond, Amy Guth, Tom Robbins, Hunter S. Thompson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked out into the Atacama desert by myself. I almost stepped on a Puru (miniature deer). In Northern Chile, the ocean runs right into the mountains and desert. The juxtaposition of the two is incredible.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've played guitar for 14 years, and I speak decent Spanish...I could also do a bike tour of the city. You'd just need to rent a bike.

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States