Once I took one of those "which high school clique do you belong to?" quizzes and I was split almost evenly between all of them, so I don't know how to concisely explain myself. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I love to explore, learn, listen to stories and tell stories in turn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

If I'm in your area and you know a great hike or museum or abandoned warehouse turned into a street art gallery or hot springs or anything else that you think is interesting... I'd be interested in meeting up. I don't actually have a couch to offer at this time, but I'd be willing to repay the favor if you are ever in my area (California, Philadelphia, or Portland, OR).

Interests

Plants, animals, fungi, ecosystems, geology, art, film, comics, wandering in the woods, sandstone canyons, urban exploration, bouldering, art, music, film, crafts, foraging for wild edibles, etc

• pets
• street art
• baking
• yoga
• crafts
• comics
• crochet
• bouldering
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• geology
• wwoof
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: all kinds of music, from Americana bluegrass to post-punk, hip hop to world folk, jazz to doom metal, ragas to Western classical. Let's trade music!

Movies: Werner Herzog, the Seventh Seal, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Beauty, Akira, Princess Mononoke, Whiplash, Au Revoir Les Enfants, La Mala Educación, Drive (+ other Nicholas Winding Refn films), The Silence of the Lambs, Alien, Her, Le Samourai, Holy Mountain, Altered States, Jan Svankmajer and Czech surrealism

Books: The Sheltering Sky, Camus, Aeschylus, Grendel, The Left Hand of Darkness, Childhood's End, Asimov, Heinlein, China Mieville, Terry Pratchett, David Foster Wallace, and sundry others

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dove into the freezing ocean around Antarctica; once on purpose and once by accident

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about basic foraging, plants and mushrooms, chumash fire starting, bouldering, yoga, or crochet, if any of those things catch your fancy.
I want to learn anything you can teach me and I'm happy to share whatever I can!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help around the house (cooking, cleaning, pet sitting, bread baking, etc), company and conversation, music, appreciation and gratitude

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States