*Note: I do not live in Athens, Greece. I live in Athens, GA, USA. Thanks!*

CURRENT MISSION

Settle down. Hope to open a theater and comedy club in the next year or two.

ABOUT ME

Been living in Athens, GA for about 7 years now, working on organizing poetry and comedy shows, along with an absurdist zine.

Just finished my masters thesis on the linguistics of laughter in improv ("Finding the Game: A Conversation Analysis... of Improv").

PHILOSOPHY

The two things that matter to me most are Knowledge and Compassion. Everything else falls to the wayside.

WEBSITE
Check out some of my work @ kellypetron.is

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I've gotten older I've become more of a homebody, but I go through spurts of travel. I also always like meeting new people, whether I'm traveling or not. Always happy to welcome newcomers to Athens -- it's a beautiful spot.

Interests

Standup Comedy, Improv
Filmmaking, Podcasting
Event Organization
Music and songwriting
Writing poetry, prose, essays

• writing
• poetry
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• mountains
• improv
• comedy

Music, Movies, and Books

I read mainly non-fiction and poetry. A few poets I've been enjoying lately (*note, this is a couple years old, but I'm gonna let it stand, because they all hold up*):

Jack Gilbert
Tony Hoagland
Zukofsky
Ruth Stone
Rumi (always Rumi)

Musically, I prefer singer-songwriters, old R-and-B or soul, rocksteady, classical and jazz. Here are a few I dig:

Chet Baker
Gillian Welch
Alton Ellis
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Al Green
Sonny Rollins
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Claude Debussy

I like classic film (a lot of film noir) and just about anything with Bill Murray.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking the West Highland Way in Scotland was really rewarding. Climbing Ben Nevis at the end of it was a heck of a time. I like climbing up large hills and mountains. One of the most incredible places I've been is Stone Mountain, which is in Georgia where I'm from. It's a big granite rock, and I don't know why, but it is so fascinating to me that anything grows on it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to know a little bit about everything.
So far I've got the first part down pat.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've got a lot of stories I'm happy to tell. Happy to cook. Happy to play some music. You name it :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States