My day job involves telling stories about non profit organizations to help them increase awareness of what they do in the world. Most of them have purpose-driven causes at the heart of their operations: specifically, my clients usually fall in the spheres of conservation, education, public and mental health.

When I'm not doing that, I'm spending most of my time working with vegetables and cooking loads of food. Sometimes I read or write, and plunk away at a piano.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love learning about places through others' eyes. Staying with people who have a connection to the city opens up a side that you just can't find through reviews.

I currently am not able to host anyone as I am in a small shared apartment, but I am free to provide any tips or suggestions and maybe show you around if you are in town! Current residence: NYC.

Interests

I like polar bears, gadgets, nonsense, and sci-fi/fantasy/dystopia/absurdist/nonsense/transgressive/satire.
Lately I've been practicing the traditional tea ceremony of Taiwan

• animals
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

The X-Files, LOTR, H2G2, Stardust (everything Neil Gaiman), Dune, Twin Peaks, Fargo, Preacher, Daredevil, Breaking Bad, Hannibal, Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter
Muse, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Hans Zimmer and John Williams

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a summer as a WWOOFer on an organic farm learning how to fertilize squash flowers and hanging out with chickens. While there I also learned how to hula hoop, which I had never been able to do before...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I bake a pretty mean array of animal-product-free foods. I would love to cook a meal for you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Sweden, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States