CURRENT MISSION

to make friends the world over

ABOUT ME

Howdy!
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Washington, Seattle. I've lived all over: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. I love reading, hiking, mountains, skiing, volunteer work, Buddhism, Shamanism, modern dance, mid century modernism, design, jogging, hot springs, and overall i love traveling and meeting people and sharing ideas. Gay friendly!

PHILOSOPHY

follow your bliss

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i can host travelers in seattle for up to 2 nights. I have a lovely house, and 2 roomates. There is a living room that will be all yours with a patio to drink your coffee and nature to hike in and a nearby beach.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted many times and was hosted in iceland.

Interests

i love getting out into nature, biking, hiking, running; i love reading literature and discussing new ideas; i love reading the new york times; i paint; i have a gay running group; i play the upright string bass; i travel to portland a lot

• literature
• design
• perfumes
• dancing
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• socializing
• painting
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• buddhist
• volunteering
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

i love international film, documentaries, andy warhols bizarre flicks; i love international and folk music, celtic music, classical music, scandanavian and nordic music; i read all types of literature for my classes, but i love emily dickinson, frost, hawthorne, im writing about utopian masculinity in his blithedale romance; terry tempest williams, which is an eco-feminist novel, and leslie marmon silko's ceremony, a native american book on stories as ceremony, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

skiing in telluride; hawaii; my first masters degree was an amazing accomplishment; grand canyon; paris, london, the hill of tara outside of dublin; the cathedral at cologne, germany;

Teach, Learn, Share

i could teach about holistic communities in the US, ive been to several, such as the omega institute for holistic studies. i could say a few things about american literature, and eco-criticism; i would love to learn more about international politics and philosophy, about green movements and individual countries and towns.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain