CURRENT MISSION

My focus is primarily painting and enjoying the local everything.

ABOUT ME

I like conversation, food, film, books, and art.

PHILOSOPHY

Expansiveness, awareness, generosity, and curiosity make all the difference.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I support CS as a wonderful concept.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

only virtual or vicarious...

Interests

I enjoy good conversation and creative, thinking people; making/seeing art, playing music, gardening, good food, reading, yoga, building, architecture, ecology, adventure... dramatic views.

• arts
• architecture
• photography
• dining
• yoga
• gardening
• reading
• music
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

classical/acoustic/folk/ oboe, cello, mandolin
Allende/ Dillard/Kingsolver/Pynchon/Delattre/Amy Tan
how-to house this and that/gardening/amateur science/art/geology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I built my 16' x 20' studio with my then 7 year old son.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy sharing meals, hikes, gardening, music, films, books, yoga and art. I'd like to learn oboe, mandolin, welding, soldering, Spanish, water distillation, solar set-ups, haiku and assemblage. I can teach art, reading, writing, photoshop, and English as a Second Language.

What I Can Share with Hosts

good wandering areas...tea

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Greece, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States