CURRENT MISSION

To find out what it's like to be alive.

ABOUT ME

I am not bored- I am good at making interesting times out of the resources available. Lately this includes creating a meal swap, composing a new performance piece, attending a training on world cafe and open space techniques, raising my newest chickens, tutoring a young woman in basic math, and coordinating the Celebrate Urbana People's History Project: www.urbanapeopleshistoru.wordpress.com

PHILOSOPHY

I'm excited to be alive. It's a weird experience, but I like it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I meet great people and, in town, help them help themselves to the magical land of Urbana and all it offers. Out of town I am ever so grateful to avoid the isolated monoculture of hotels! Thank you for sharing your homes and personalities!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was part of Servas, which is similar, but more expensive. Now I am a host and surfer. I live in a passive house, so it's nice to share my ecologically 'alternative lifestyle' with folks.

Interests

Playing music, having good conversations, writing stories, making art, inventing games and adventures.

• chickens
• arts
• writing
• performing arts
• music
• history
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't watch TV, but love books, movies, and friends, more than either. Books: Nabakov, Calvino, hooks, Levi, Maturana, Allende, LeGuin and...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I organize gatherings where the people present help each other with their projects. It's called: Project-ion.

Teach, Learn, Share

consensus/facilitation, conflict resolution, anti-oppression strategies, creative problem solving, grassroots organizing, performing, eating and living sanely in a confusing world.

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