The pictures really show most sides of who I am but one side it doesn't capture is that I really enjoy meeting people. CouchSurfing has been the best for that. I travel alone 25-50% of the year so use this site often. Why? Because I enjoy connecting with people and sharing stories and jokes.

In the past I have worked as a Christmas elf, ski instructor, touring musician, Barista, ultimately owned a cafe for 2.5 years (that was a lot of work!). Currently I host a podcast and travel the world as a “Liquid Chef” for brands, taking their ingredients and making tasty drinks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel a lot for work and stay over the weekend occasionally. Love sites like AirBnB, but I also use CouchSurfing to grab drinks with interesting locals

Back home in Madison I use CouchSurfing to help travelers with advice. Have not hosted yet

Interests

Coffee, frisbee, swimming, laughing - lots of laughing, seeing rad cafes, petting cats, making cocktails - these are some of my favorite things

• cats
• cocktails
• coffee
• skiing
• swimming
• frisbee
• grilled cheese

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movie: Big Fish right now, its so epic...

Favorite singers: Jimmy Gnecco, Davey Ingersoll, Bono, George Harrison, Freddie Mercury, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, can we talk about how amazing Radiohead was?

Books: reading one on the history of Prohibition

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I went night skiing where there was not a single light but we used the clear night and bright moon to guide us. And another was the time my other friend and I hiked 3 nights in Montana, the last night we hiked all night with just the moonlight. It was serene, spooky, and sacred.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lot of coffee knowledge. I used to own a drive-through coffee stand - so if you want to own a cafe I can definitely chat about that! I used to play music with a band that was on an indie record label, that was beyond amazing. Extremely hard but so glad I did it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let me know a head of time and I can bring you some coffee syrups/sauces

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States