CURRENT MISSION

To Listen, To Help, To Create, To Grow.

ABOUT ME

Conversations, books, academia, and saying yes to new experiences are my modes of education. I strive to be patient and understanding, and to embrace people different than myself. I prefer being outdoors. I try to leave every place better than I found it, specifically messy kitchens.

PHILOSOPHY

Every year shall be better than the last. Explore, question, devote yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted, I have surfed. I am exploring Europe for the first time and hoping to find many gracious hosts there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have spent time with couchsurfers in California, Honduras, Greece, and in Guatemala. I like to take my guests on adventures, and I love when my hosts take the time to show me something they love about their home land.

Interests

In the most general sense, my interests are food, people, and art. I am most comfortable when surrounded by nature. Or in a kitchen, with something to do. I have put in a few years in my local, organic farm community and it has greatly shaped my lifestyle. I have always been an artist, and encourage creativity wherever I can. I am immensely interested in the human race, and enjoy learning about societies, cultures, and the histories of individuals.

• writing
• books
• performing arts
• street art
• beauty
• dancing
• coffee
• politics
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• history
• visual arts
• mountains
• permaculture
• conversation
• climbing
• ultimate frisbee
• sculpture
• card games
• food justice
• playing with kids
• culinary arts
• planting trees
• scavenger hunts
• talking to elders
• collaborative art

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently I am reading the autobiography of Emma Goldman, and Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Genres: American Folk & Western, Classical Indian, Afrobeat, Desert Blues, and at the moment I'm enjoying a live cello rehearsal.

Films: Harold & Maude, Pelo Malo, Amelie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding in the back of a pick up truck with a new friend, around seven in the morning past the Lago Yojoa in Honduras, leaning on our backpacks and sharing a morning session with the wind gods. Watching the fog come down the mountains while the workers in the sugarcane fields began their day. The wind around us made our funny hair stand up every which way. We smiled together because we were doing exactly what we wanted to be doing with our lives.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
How to draw
How to eviscerate a chicken
How to cook a thing or two
How to play a few card games

Learn:
Your History/World History
Dance styles
Languages

Share:
Food, conversation, card games, sports, and ideas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give haircuts (for short-haired folks)
I can clean a house
I can fix up a yard or garden
I can make a quality sign

Countries I’ve Visited

Bermuda, Canada, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Honduras, United States