CURRENT MISSION

Spending my life doing the things I love, most of which happen to involve me spending time outdoors.

ABOUT ME

Currently living in South Lake Tahoe, boarding as much as I can in the winter/spring and climbing/hiking/swimming/frolfing as much as I can in the summer/fall. Outside of that I spend most of my time working on my start up businesses and working as a rope access technician.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to be conscious and respectful of your impact on all other beings. Everything else is up for personal interpretation!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have my own place and a couch that folds into a bed, so I'm interested in returning all the favors I had as a traveler! I'm pretty busy so its a toss up whether I have time to actually host, but reach out and if I can make it work I'm happy to be a host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had a great time surfing and have hosted a group once. I also lived on a couch for about a year so Im quite comfortable on just about any design.

Interests

Music, cooking, farming, backpacking, sustainable living, traveling, writing, foraging, photography, climbing, snowboarding, dreaming.

• writing
• design
• photography
• festivals
• cooking
• recipes
• gardening
• traveling
• survival
• music
• guitar
• drums
• backpacking
• surfing
• snowboarding
• agriculture
• business
• climbing
• hot springs
• mead
• hot sauce
• frisbee golf

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies and Shows- The Doors, 28 Days Later, Our Idiot Brother, Everything Is Illuminated, The 13th Warrior, 180 Degrees South, Little Miss Sunshine, Koyaanisqatsi, Into The Wild, Happy People A Year in the Tiaga, Dimevision, Twin Peaks, Thumbs Up, Trailer Park Boys.

Music- I enjoy listening to literally just about anything, from roots reggae to psytrance to black metal to neo bop and nu music. Currently listening to a lot of Bay Area Hip Hop when riding, old timey Bluegrass when cooking, and Underground Metal when driving. Some all time favorites are The Doors, Beats Antique, Mastodon, Pink Floyd, Damien Marley, Solliloquists of Sound, Beck, Opeth, Galactic, Agalloch, Frank Zappa, Devin Townsend, Gypsy Kings, and Gwar.

Books- The Music Lesson, Dharma Bums, The Dome, The Road, The Holographic Universe, The Omnivores Dilemma, Ishmael, The Way of the Scout.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Participated in traditional Lakota sweat lodge ceramonies

Teach, Learn, Share

I have taught music theory in the past, although I am pretty rusty now. I can teach anyone to play the drums, and little bits about guitar, sound production, and recording, although I still consider myself a novice at those. I can give tips on gardening, nutrition, cooking, and preserving foods, and how to make some herbal remedies. In my town I can teach foraging and some survival techniques, but not so much on the road.

I am eager to learn just about anything you have to offer, particularly anything practical such as building techniques, tool making, electronics, plumbing, etc. Im always on the lookout for new recipes, as well as the history and practice of agriculture in the given region.

I am very giving and am happy to share anything I have to offer, and happy to receive anything that is shared with me!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really enjoy cooking, have cooked professionally and have a wide understanding of dietary constraints and alternative cooking styles, so I'm always happy to prepare a meal in exchange for a place to crash. I can also share any climbing gear if I'm traveling with it, or be a ride along buddy on the mountains. And I'll also have some of my hot sauce with me as gifts!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States