CURRENT MISSION

I leave Austin, Texas on 28 Dec 2014, and I need to be in Apache Junction, Arizona (near Phoenix) on 16 Jan 2015, which leaves me almost three weeks to do.... something! But I haven't decided what. Maybe the Grand Canyon for a week? Maybe Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) in Mexico? I would love to find someone who would like to join me in my adventure.

ABOUT ME

I travel around the United States working at Renaissance Festivals. My present circuit takes me to Apache Junction, AZ (east of Phoenix); Fairburn, GA (southwest of Atlanta); Larkspur, CO (between Colorado Springs and Denver); Shakopee, MN (south of Minneapolis); and Plantersville, TX (northwest of Houston).

I'm fairly quiet and reserved, and enjoy socializing in small groups. I do like to go out to goth clubs, but I'm there to dance, and it's not like you can generally be heard over the music anyway!

Mid August-Sept is pretty much the only time I can show folks around the Minneapolis/St Paul area. I'd love to try to practice my Norwegian or German with someone more fluent than myself or my friends.

PHILOSOPHY

I rather like the online quiz thing that pegged me as a hedonistic existentialist. If there is no inherent meaning to life, you might as well enjoy yourself!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It wasn't CouchSurfing through this site, but...

The first time I went to Arizona, in late December 2004, I had no idea where I was going to stay. An acquaintance suggested I go check out this big block party that he had heard was happening in downtown Tempe. It turned out to be the Fiesta Bowl, with a $20 admission, so I just wandered around the nearby area, and struck up a conversation with a homeless guy, DenNnis, who introduced me to a formerly homeless friend, who offered me a couch at a friends house. Around six in the morning, his friends came home to find a strange girl sleeping on their couch, but when I blearily waved to the back room and said I was their friend's friend, they were totally ok. Then when I actually woke up much later and started cleaning, they decided to keep me :-) I ended up staying at their place for about a month for the next three winters.

Interests

My primary "social" hobby is going out and hitting goth clubs where ever I happen to be. I'm still not particularly social - I go for the music and to dance, and loud dance clubs are not exactly the best places to strike up conversations. But I definitely love to lose myself in the music!

• fish
• festivals
• dancing
• partying
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• fishing
• kayaking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Futurepop, EBM, industrial, goth, or other "dark electronic" music. Also neo-medieval and folk ballads. I've also been known to enjoy bluegrass.

Movies: Sci-fi/fantasy, and costume dramas. My most watched movie of all time is Branaugh's Much Ado About Nothing.

Books: I do not read nearly as much as I used to. I blame computers and the internet. But when I do read, I favor sci-fi and fantasy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First thing that comes to mind is my crazy All-American Moment: While kayaking down the Colorado River (with no prior kayaking experience!) on July 4, 2006, during a flat stretch of the river, we saw a bald eagle sitting on a cliff watching the river for fish.

Elsewise, nature is pretty beautiful. There was an exceptionally beautiful canyon in Arizona; occasionally certain trees stick out. Stargazing at Valley View Hot Springs in Colorado. A replica of the Chartres Labyrinth in the desert in Arizona.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Norway

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States