CURRENT MISSION

the acceptance of rootlessness

ABOUT ME

I am a writer, photographer, bookbinder, archivist, bookworm and adventurephile new to Washington by way of Alaska and New York City. I'm up for almost anything you can throw my way. Love to bike, hike, kayak, learning to rock climb. I'm big into cooking and trying to make as much as I can rather than buy it. This season's adventure has been homemade health and beauty products, from lip balm to muscle salve to deodorant.

Also a teller of stories, in writing and photography and hoping to learn radio production this year.

PHILOSOPHY

Look. Listen. Keep your eyes open.

Everyone has something to share.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Always had a great time, always learned more about a place than I might have on my own. Always amazed and heartened by the amount of generosity, compassion, and adventurous spirit that this community attracts and creates. I've surfed in Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, Germany, and Denmark, hope to add more to that list'

Interests

Books, photography, writing, reading, extremely long walks, self-sufficiency, kayaking, biking, book-binding, home cooking, baking, exploring, eating, coffee, scuba diving, urban planning, architecture, community development

• writing
• books
• architecture
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Songs from the Second Floor, You, the Living, Harold and Maude, Night of the Living Dead, Two or Three Things I Know About Her, You and Me and Everyone We Know, A Woman Under the Influence // Joanna Newsom, Modest Mouse, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beach House, The Magnetic Fields, Gorillaz, The Mountain Goat, the Meters, Dark Dark Dark, Bob Dylan, The Black Keys // On Photography, The Waves, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, 100 Years of Solitude, Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-22, Watchmen, The Satanic Verses, Nickel and Dimed, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, The Gift, Mutants and Mystics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biking from the German-Netherlands border across the Netherlands to Amsterdam // lived one year in a town of 200 people in Alaska // dove for the first time in ship wrecks in the Phillipines

Teach, Learn, Share

I have always wanted to learn to play an instrument! I sang for many years (and still do in the shower, or when drunk) but would love to be able to accompany myself. I can teach you to make books from anything! And I will make you like kale, guaranteed. Plus can teach you how to make bread and other homemade goodies

What I Can Share with Hosts

Delicious homemade food! Stories, laughs, an adventurous spirit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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