CURRENT MISSION

To live life like its potluck: sharing the fruits of my labor while delighting in yours.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life like it's potluck.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hospitality is a practice I hold dear. It engenders peace.

Interests

Live music, sound reproduction, field recording, transportation-cycling, synthetic ecology, soil conservation, evolutionary biology.

• design
• dining
• potluck
• music
• live music
• cycling
• agriculture
• biology
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Neil Young "Tonight's the Night," Beatles "Rubber Soul," "Revolver," Charlie Parr "Rooster," David Bowie "Hunky Dory" Anthony Braxton, "For Alto" Al Green, Mos Def, Uke of Spaces, D. Charles Speer Project.

Movies: Some Like it Hot, Science of Sleep, Quills, Labyrinth.

Books: I can't wait to dive into Carl Jung's Red Book. Recently most of my reading has been technical in nature, but East of Eden, Lolita, and Canticle for Leibowitz were fun. My favorite book is probably Edible Forest Gardens.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I made a truly great pizza.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be interested in facilitating/teaching/collaborating ecological design, sustainable agriculture and low-carbon food preparation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Old songs, new stories and knotty questions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States