After working for the better part of three years as a newspaper journalist in Montana, I'm taking time off in 2015 to travel and see as much of the world as a I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm all about meeting new people and spending time with locals while I'm traveling.

Interests

Seeing and experiencing new things, food, cooking, music, being outside, hiking and exploring, talking to people about their interests and listening to their stories.

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

In no particular order - Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Spoon, Alt-J, St. Vincent, Junip, Sigur Ros, U2, TV on the Radio, Tom Waits, Caribou, and many, many others.

Movies:

Also in no particular order - RocknRolla; Snatch; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Layer Cake; The Shinning; Casino Royale; Lucky Number Slevin; Gattaca; The Grand Budapest Hotel; Trainspotting; Once; the original Star Wars trilogy; Jurassic Park; Pineapple Express; Good Will Hunting; and many, many more.

Books:

Again, in no particular order - To Kill a Mocking Bird, The Road, The Catcher in the Rye, In Cold Blood, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Places in Between, 1984.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Farted and sneezed at the same time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be happy to help you with your English or in any other way I can; I would love to learn about you and your country; and I'm an open book, so ask anything and I'll be happy to share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

An eager but critical mind and a helping hand.

Insights on U.S. culture, government, poverty and crime from the perspective of a former newspaper journalist who reported in the state of Montana for several years.