CURRENT MISSION

Live and learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Because one can't turn around in our minuscule apartment, we are currently unable to host Surfers. But, if you're looking for some friendly company, some tips, or even a home-cooked meal, we are happy to try and oblige!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Memories with CouchSurfers are some of the most cherished memories someone can have.

Interests

Art: painting, photography, music, reading, and writing. Traveling. Our dogs, and other people's dogs.

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• writing
• street art
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots!

Movies: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, In Bruges, The Guard (dark comedies), The Trip, foreign films, anything with clever humor, depth, adventurousness, artistic skill.

Music: Alternative, classic rock, elecotronica, folk, hardcore, punk, rock.

Books: Art. Philosophy. History. J.D. Salinger. J. K. Rowling. Kerouac. Kafka. Tim O'Brien. Dostoevsky. Didion's nonfiction. David Sedaris. Borges. Tolstoy, so good. Bonnie Jo Campbell - look her up right now. Moby Dick. Beckett. George R. R. Martin (can't stop). Diane Ackerman, oh Mary Roach. Personal essays, biographies. We're book nuts.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Holy cow, have you ever seen the stars at Chaco Culture?

On a trip from Ohio to California, we saw America's landscape roll from hills and flatlands, to jutting mountains, flatten into vast deserts, and drop off cliffs into the beautiful Pacific.

On that same trip, we saw the last sun of 2009 set on the Grand Canyon's west side while we watched the full moon rise on the east.

Florence, Italy.
The Biblioteca Alexandria in Egypt and the catacombs.
Berlin, Germany. The street art! The people! The language!
White Sands, southern New Mexico.
Ghost Ranch.
Just, New Mexico in general. You must go.

Our most lovely and amazing dogs are a constant source of joy, too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States