CURRENT MISSION

to make sure that i can keep all the things i accumulate in one bucket

ABOUT ME

i go with a flow. i can be quiet at times. sometimes wanting to take in others stories. but i have mine to tell too. i feel comfortable wandering. and going to places that i know i may not ever go to again in this life.

PHILOSOPHY

starting from where we are.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

once i get off my bike i want to open up my own couch to other travelers. but in the moment i appreciate the hospitality that is still living and thriving here on couch surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i have stayed so far here and there along the way from Chicago to Minneapolis. took a train out to Portland spent a lovely few months there with my friend/host Eryn and made my way up by use of a local bus system to Olympia. looking forward to going down the Coast.

i have met all wonderful people. had a host touch tofu for the first time to make a vegan dish for me and fellow travelers in Wisconsin.

Interests

growing food. bike repairs. being creatively resourceful. i love old attic books, collections. tea. myths. ways of seeing. abandoned places. making adventures out of nothing:

i am always looking for new spaces, hidden things that i come across unexpectedly. i've been keeping a video documentation of special randomness.

• books
• dining
• vegan
• cycling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Dawn McCarthy. Patti Smith. Cat Stevens. Leonard Cohen. David Bowie. Joy Division. Slow Dive. Cranes. Moondog. Clara Rockmore. John Zorn. Erik Satie. Arvo Pärt. i drift towards songs of stories.

and right now i'm traveling with three books.
Diane Di Prima. Journey to Ixtlan. H.P. Blavatsky.
but i appreciate all kinds of covers.

films that have moved me have been
Mysterious Skin and The Passion of Joan of Arc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

before I said my farewells to Chicago, I climbed atop a thirty(ish) story abandoned cement factory. creaking floors with unexpected holes in them. staircases with missing steps and platforms. i love embracing my fears.

Teach, Learn, Share

i know basic little bike repairs. some bits of video editing.

i like to share ideas. ways of seeing. theories. beliefs.