CURRENT MISSION

I'm currently working on a personal project I'm calling "Finding Our Voice: In Search of Sing-alongs and Protest Songs." I'm traveling from Austin, TX to Seattle (and back) connecting with musicians and song leaders who are writing, reviving and teaching songs of protest and community/group singing. I'm producing a podcast and organizing popup sing-along events in communities along my route. You can follow (and support) the project here: https://www.patreon.com/findourvoice

ABOUT ME

I live in Austin, TX where I was the General Manager of a neighborhood zero waste grocery store called in.gredients for the better part of five years. I'm also involved with a local merchants association that I founded and serve on the City's zero waste advisory commission, helping craft policy to keep Austin on track for it's 2040 zero waste plan. Before moving to Texas, I spent two magical years living and working in the Green Mountains of Vermont as a house advisor on a therapeutic ranch. I helped support adults, young and old, regain stability and balance in their lives after a mental health or substance abuse crisis by working alongside them in a beautiful, simple outdoor environment. I adored the work, the place, and the people.

PHILOSOPHY

there's so much more to know, I'm on the road to find out (C. Stevens).

follow your internal compass.

Make thyme to ramble and rhyme.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As I travel "in search of sing-alongs and protest songs," I'll be looking to surf a bit. If you're a musician writing/singing protest songs or promoting group/community singing, reach out - maybe we could also connect for my project.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first surf was in Memphis, TN just after Barack was elected. I was road-tripping from SF back to my home town outside Boston. Since then I've surfed a few warm and welcoming couches from Central MA to northern VT.

Intereses

Music-making and listening (jamming and writing tunes with friends, seeing live acts in small bars and old music halls, Rise Up Singing.) Meditation - Vipassana. Poetry -- reading aloud and writing. Outdoor adventuring -- on foot, wheels, water, or rock. Food -- growing, cooking, consuming, promoting. Road tripping (been across this country 4+ times in my 283k mile Camry).

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• meditation
• reading
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• business
• mountains

Música, películas y libros

anything coen brothers. Emerson/Thoreau/Whitman. Tolstoy/Dostoevsky. Murakami. AR Ammons/Robert Creely/Gary Snyder. Foucault. ethnographies and social theory. cook books!

Algo increíble que he hecho

I was chased by a bull in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Thankfully I had a machete, though I nearly impaled myself on it as I fled!

Enseña, aprende, comparte

being good takes practice, like physical exercise but of the spirit.

Países que he visitado

Israel, Mexico, Ukraine, United States

Países en los que he vivido

United States

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