Hello! A newcomer to Portland during the pandemic, but there's still lots to do around here. Let me know if you need an activity partner or tour guide.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Mostly to meet people.

Interests

writing, comics, essays, journalism, open source, video games, traveling, watercolor, digital art, hiking, backpacking, bird watching

• dogs
• writing
• poetry
• illustrations
• dancing
• recipes
• cocktails
• coach
• technology
• comics
• video games
• traveling
• blogging
• painting
• drawing
• coding
• boxing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - All of the Discworld series, The Kushiel's Legacy series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Snow Crash, the Wool series, anything by Neil Gaiman, Everything I Never Told You

Movies - Source Code, Redbelt, Pacific Rim, Snowpiercer

Music - Glass Animals, Toro y Moi, Shing02, Prince

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived in San Francisco for 15 years without a tech job

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: Drawing, painting, basics of storytelling, how to start a bullet journal, how to spot disinformation, how Wikipedia works
I want to learn: To speak better German or Japanese, new artists and musicians
I'd like to share: Something fun from our day-to-day lives

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Lots and lots of "dad jokes," English word puns, and one-liners
- West Coast snacks and drinks
- Hand-painted postcards

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Japan, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States