I live in Flagstaff, AZ because I love living in the forest. Nature makes me happy. I paraglide or rock climb many days a week and enjoy gardening, have chickens and try to figure out chicken psychology. I'm good at the kind of dancing you can do at bars, flamenco and Irish dancing, of course! And I love to feed the inner fat 12 year old boy that is my appetite.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My parents hosted over 32 international exchange students in our house as a kid. Now that I'm and adult, I don't know what to do with all my spare house space! I love to travel and meet new people; and all the best places and experiences I've had in other countries are when strangers had opened their homes to me.

Interests

Paragliding, rock climbing, flamenco dancing, playing music, cuddling my blue-tick hound dog, social entrepreneurialship, gardening, playing in nature, riding my bike, being outside.

• dogs
• chickens
• dancing
• flamenco
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• piano
• cycling
• rock climbing
• paragliding
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead, Bright Eyes, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Iron and Wine, The Faint, Bloc Party.

Super hero stuff, bad sci-fi, Harry Potter - and most recently enjoyed movie - Hector and His Search for Happiness.

Authors: Oscar Wilde, David Foster Wallace, and whatever obscure book NPR recommends on their summer/winter reading lists.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Attained and maintained a mostly stress free life for the past 3 years -in work, love, and place in life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn French and almost everything in this universe.

I'll end up sharing boring paragliding videos on YouTube.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you how to do the Irish jig, twiddle your toes, read piano sheet music, cook filipino food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States