CURRENT MISSION

Total utilization of available funtimes

ABOUT ME

Lately I've been describing myself as extravagantly homeless; I gave up my home base in Portland and hit the road with my lovely friend Carole and her partner, Patrick, back in April of 2013. Carole uses a wheelchair and a ventilator; Patrick and I share caregiving duties. Together, we make asses of ourselves in exotic locales. We're a whacky little family, currently soaking up all the sunshine and tropical beverages our corresponding organs can handle on the island of Kauai.

PHILOSOPHY

I can't say it any better than these people already have.

"For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us."
Charles Bukowski

"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"
Kurt Vonnegut

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed a bit in the U.S., Australia, China, and Spain. Haven't been able to stay in one place long enough to host, but I hope to one day.

Interests

new people, old books, musical instruments and the sounds they make, soccer, photography, languages, bicycles, printmaking, postcards

• books
• photography
• festivals
• beer
• drinking
• traveling
• cycling
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I just tackled Infinite Jest and it gave me a Costco-sized case of the howling fantods.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam with sea turtles in Hawaii
Saw a huge exhibit of Ray Johnson's work in Madrid
Got my faced rocked off by Thee Oh Sees in Berlin
Hitchhiked the entire east coast of Australia, both ways
Participated in a human tower festival in Barcelona
Had my travel photos published in the Washington Post

Teach, Learn, Share

If you're coming to Portland, Oregon and you love biking, ask me about the mystery ride. You want to do the mystery ride.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States