I live on the side of a mountain in western Massachusetts (USA); I write grant proposals to help reforest the Amazon rainforest; and I am currently meandering through Europe!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet up with new people while traveling... To get the scoop about all the cool places that are a little (or a lot) off the beaten path.

I just joined couchsurfing as a traveller so I've not yet had the time or opportunity to host, but I look forward to doing so when I get home to the US!

Interests

Beautiful places, beautiful writing, beautiful art... dreaming & scheming about all of the above. Trying to stay in the present moment & live from the heart.

• arts
• writing
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Phish, first and foremost. The Grateful Dead, Pavement, a little reggae, and "The Safety Dance" (Saturday nights on Sirius XM's 1st Wave channel... So good!!!)

Books: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham (Piper at the Gates of Dawn is my favorite moment in literature). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Little treats that I scoop up on my travels.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Saint Martin (French part), Virgin Islands, U.S.