Friendly, easy-going twenty-sumthin, working a bit, traveling a bit, river, forest, and rock face lover, and avid reader, of fiction mostly, writer sometimes, sketcher or painter moretimes, future unplanned though not undreamed, for now a riverside wanderer

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the past I joined in order to find places to stay along my travels. Now I've got a sweet place to host, and visitors add an extra bit of fun to home life.

Interests

• cooking
• gardening
• board games
• homebrewing
• drawing
• cycling
• sailing
• local history
• slacklining
• herbalism
• botany
• nature walks
• arts and crafts
• reading novels
• winemaking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Book of the New Sun -Gene Wolf
American Gods and other books by Neil Gaiman
Lady of the Forest -Juliet Marillier
The Boudica Series -Manda Scott

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked 2600 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, backpacking through wilderness of California, Oregon, and Washington. Five months averaging 18 miles/day. Beautiful walk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States