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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Wilderness Ranger
  • BA in Physics, minors in French and Math
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

ABOUT ME

For the past three years, I've been a trail builder. My job takes me all across the US, working for local, state, and national parks and forests. I spend most of my year in a tent, and I couldn't think of a better way of spending time outdoors. I also really enjoy farming and food, and my mother knows my kombucha culture by name - "Can you please get Audrey out of the kitchen?!" "Yes, mom." And, I love to contra dance.

PHILOSOPHY

Just dive in.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far, I've only surfed, never hosted. Perhaps one day I will stay in one place for more than a few months. Until then...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed in Israel and Quebec. Informally, my friends and I have a very open door policy about couchsurfing: if it's free, you can use it.

Interests

Hiking and backpacking
Rock climbing
Farming
Cheese making
Good Stories
Friends
Community
People who let me sing with them
Laughing and Smiling
Contra Dancing

  • culture
  • singing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cheese
  • juggling
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • rock climbing
  • parks
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I like folk and bluegrass music, musicals, Fleet Foxes, Avett Brothers,Gillian Welch.

Lately, I have been reading Edward Abbey and books about how messed up food (culture) is in America.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed Mt. Moses in the Sinai Mountains in Egypt, and my friend and I were the only ones at the top.

Teach, Learn, Share

Most people don't know how to make bread! It's so simple and so tasty.
I juggle and can teach the basics.
I speak French.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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