CURRENT MISSION

Eat flan in as many countries as possible. I have an unnatural love of flan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I stumbled across this site 8 years ago, the concept sounded like the most wonderful thing ever. I've broken in a few couches and hosted some incredible folks. I've been out of the couch surfing game for a few years, but would love to be part of the travel community again if only as a host.

Interests

Traveling, being outside, trying as many different types of desserts as possible, my dog, my horses, gardening, playing guitar, rainy days, mountain living.

• dogs
• horses
• desserts
• gardening
• traveling
• guitar
• surfing
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

These are the things I'd listed when I was 20 years old, and even though my tastes have changed, I'm keeping this up as a time capsule:

Harold and Maude, Ocean's Eleven, Mallrats, Princess Bride, Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle, Black Beauty, The Last Unicorn, A Clockwork Orange, Donnie Darko, The Breakfast Club,Requiem for a Dream, Dog Day Afternoon, Secret of NIHM, Dogma, Sin City, Blood Diamond, Phil the Alien, City of God

Books:
A Clockwork Orange, The Magus, Less Than Zero, On The Road, Brave New World, Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Crimson Petal and the White, Douglas Adams stuff, When Christ and His Saints Slept, The Only Life that Mattered, Juniper, Wise Child, and I was one of those people who actually liked Heart of Darkness, Rutherford books, Equus, White Fang & Call of the Wild, Life of Pi, Party Monster, Middlesex, Black Beauty

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done multiple cross country road trips with a hamster.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will share my ice cream maker, and I've got a couple guitars hanging around. We can feast on delicious homemade ice cream and rock out*.

*You can rock out, I will strum the G chord.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States