CURRENT MISSION

following my nose

ABOUT ME

Dirt-digger and printmaker. I was a field geologist in another life. Gift-giver, collector, explorer, dreamer. I skip on the edge between reserved and extremely silly.

PHILOSOPHY

Live as altruistically as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I enjoyed hosting travelers in Minneapolis when I was living there, but I'm not able to host at my current place in Chicago. I would be happy to hang out and show people around though!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had successful surfing experiences in Budapest and Paris, and I hosted some surfers in Minneapolis.
I love getting to know travelers, host, and spend time together etc., but also appreciate just giving others a place to crash, and vice versa.

Interests

making art, hiking, geology, mycology, reading, current events, NPR, riding my bike, being barefoot

• arts
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• geology

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty open to any type of music. Favorites are Magnetic Fields, Neutral Milk Hotel, Why?, Microphones, Iron & Wine, Sparklehorse, Bill Callahan..you get the gist.

Authors: Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Virginia Woolf, Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver, Neil Gaiman, Michel Tournier

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few winters ago I explored some old mining caves behind my house, full of giant ice stalactites illuminated by the late afternoon sun. I found rusty hammers and shovels, and a ton of quartz crystals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Netherlands, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States