I love traveling, art, literature, music, sailing, the great outdoors. I'm a potter, photographer, printmaker and painter. I live in Minneapolis, MN, USA, which is a vibrantly creative and musical city. I work as a Special Education Assistant with Minneapolis Public Schools, and recently got a side job working for a company that's owned by Delta Airlines.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined couch surfing years ago, hoping to travel more, and have not used it. Now that I have flight benefits, I've been traveling a lot more, sometimes alone. I'm hoping to meet interesting people and have places to stay for my travels.

Interests

traveling, cultures, swing dancing, music, photography, printmaking, ceramics, literature, colors, shapes, film, brewing (beer), cooking, sailing

• arts
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• swing dancing
• education
• cooking
• beer
• traveling
• eating out
• pottery
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• sailing
• teaching
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite music--- Radiohead, Panda Bear, Iron and Wine, Fleet Foxes, the Beatles, The Cure, Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, Dark Dark Dark, M83, Thao, Philip Glass, Blackbird Blackbird, Jose Gonzales

Movies- -- Amelie, Mic Macs, The Life Aquatic, Grand Budapest Hotel, A Beautiful Mind, Back to the Future

Books- -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Art of Commonplace, The Gift (Hafiz), Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, e e cummings, Dylan Thomas, Jean Vanier's Becoming Human, The Poisonwood Bible, I and Thou

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few years ago, I took a trip around Egypt with a friend who was interning for a study abroad program. We visited Cairo, Dahab, Alexandria, the Siwa Oasis. We took camel rides around the pyramids and sphinx, we toured a bunch of mosques, we climbed what is accepted at Mount Sinai by a lot of Christians, we went on a desert safari, and we snorkeled in the Red Sea, just across from Saudi Arabia.

Teach, Learn, Share

If we got some clay I could teach you some handbuilt ceramics basics. Of course, we'd have to find somewhere to fire the work.

I would love to learn some of the local language.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could bring you a handmade piece of art. : )

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, Egypt, England, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States