I've been traveling/wandering since college through programs like Wwoof and Workaway, so It's only natural I try Couchsurfing.... I landed in Portland a couple years ago and decided to stick around. I work in brewing to pay some bills. I play folk music and write about dystopian trends for fun (and to pay other bills).
Let's see, what else... Oh, I hiked a big chunk of the Appalachian Trail in 2016 (Maine to Manhattan) and I volunteered on a goat dairy farm in 2017.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have a different answer for this every time I log in so I'll just leave it at that thankyouverymuch.

Interests

• beer
• folk music
• hiking
• beer brewing
• fiddle
• celtic music
• celtic culture
• hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill is my alltime favorite musician duo. What they're doing to Celtic music now is what Jimmi did to Rock and Roll, Coltrane did to Jazz, Ford did to the assembly line, etc...

Movies is a tough one. Ask me about my top five TV shows.

Books? The Aubrey Maturin Series by Patty O'brien is my numero uno by a significant margin. They combined 3 books into the 2003 film, Master and Commander. Recently Ive read All the Light We Cannot See, and I got three quarters of the way through Crime and Punishment before I unfortunately had to use it as firestarter. Right now I'm reading The War of 1812 by Theo Roosevelt.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drive 3000 miles in 4 days to take fiddle lessons.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you all about very particular moments in history.

I want to learn more about sustainability.

I can share live music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Italy, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States