My name is Dylan Stein, I grew up in Vancouver, BC and work on an organic veggie farm near Santa Rosa CA. I can sometimes host and am always down to meet up with other travelers.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have had great experiences couch surfing in Spain,Portugal and across the USA. I hosted many awesome people at my house in Oakland. I think that this site is the manifestation of such a good idea and makes me feel hopeful about humanity.

Interests

I love things that involve food- growing it, making it, eating it. Also, trying foods that I had never heard of before.

I enjoy outdoor related activities and activities that involve reading a good book inside.

I get really excited about things related to small scale diversified farming.

• rabbits
• diy
• red wine
• chess
• traveling
• homebrewing
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• organic farming
• urban farming
• drinking beer
• abundance

Music, Movies, and Books

Five Fiction books I like: Dune- Frank Herbert, Americanah- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cloud Atlas- David Mitchell, The Golden Compass- Philip Pullman, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas- Tom Robbins
Five Non-Fiction books I like: Salt- Mark Kurlansky, The Right Stuff-Tom Wolfe, Guns, Germs and Steel- Jared Diamond, Cooked- Michael Pollan, Third Plate- Dan Barber
Five Movies: The Big Short, A Fish Called Wanda, Happy Gilmore, Contact, Pulp Fiction
Five Bands: Old Crow Medicine Show, Robert Earl Keen, Mackelmore, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Karnak temple in Egypt has been my favorite travel experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to improve my Spanish and Hebrew, learn how to make really food kimchi.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to share the knowledge I have about making wine/kombucha, growing vegetables and raising rabbits/quail/chickens. I also love swamping travel stories and cooking dinner.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom, United States