CURRENT MISSION

Let go and laugh

ABOUT ME

Greg - I'm a fiction writer. I do work to support this but my writing is my top priority. I like nature, great friends, traveling, the Pacific, Oregon, California, Arles, trees, mountains, art, painting, Vermeer, William H. Gass...

Check out my fiction -

www.greggerke.com

I like honesty. Street smarts are more important than book smarts. I enjoy talking with people who have experienced a bunch of things. Learning is big with me. Pushing myself to get rid of fear is important. However cliche (and I don't think it's that cliche) I try to live in the moment and not worry about the past or the future, because doing so will not make my present any better, whoever much I might fool myself that it might.

PHILOSOPHY

Greg - I live my life to learn and try to think of myself second. I go with my heart and gut in most areas. I trust them both. I like to give without thinking of receiving. My parents taught me well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Greg - We couchsurfed in Italy. Very good. We recommend Florence. Staying at the hostel.

Just last summer I couchsurfed at an acquaintence's Vanagon (VW van and wagon) shack in Ashland, Oregon. I stayed in an old silver mobile home from the 70's while helping this fun repair man move around buses without engines at midnight.

In Barcelona I remember meeting some girls at a youth hostel and getting invited to Balboa, Spain to spend a few nights with their family. It was great. We laughed, I could hardly speak Spanish but the girls and their families treated me with a kindness that breaks my heart when I think of it. We watched soccer and saw a Basque demonstration.

Interests

Greg - writing, hiking, conversations, reading aloud, laughing

• arts
• writing
• books
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• hiking
• soccer
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Greg - Stoner by John Williams (not what you are thinking) Open Secrets by Alice Munro, The Known World by Edward P. Jones

Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell (both more of their early stuff)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Greg - moved to Europe with $700

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States

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