CURRENT MISSION

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."

PLEASE READ: Sorry, I don't accept requests from people without completed profiles, references and/or verification. It's a safety thing, but also a way to weed through the tons of requests I receive.

ABOUT ME

I'm a recent transplant to Grand Rapid by way of Kalamazoo, working in the food service industry. I like meeting new people and hearing about their adventures!

I love talking politics, freaking out about gender norms, making and eating good food, and drinking good beer. I love getting out into nature, camping, hiking, etc. Any time you get to do any of these with someone with a new perspective makes it even better!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just decided to get back into Couchsurfing! I've hosted several people that I've stayed in contact with over the years, and couchsurfing was better than I could have hoped for. I've also used it to find the best local camping when I travel, but have never stayed with any couch surfers at their homes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since I work late, the best times with CSers usually come between 2 and 4 am when everyone has had a few brews and expected to be in bed, but instead we are all out of the porch telling funny traveling stories and yelling about the government.

Interests

Hiking, camping, naturing, crafting, planting, furniture snobbing, petting animals,
good food, good beer, grassroots music, festivals,

stories.

• animals
• festivals
• dining
• beer
• baking
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Billie Holiday, The Black Keys, Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen, CAKE, Dropkick Murphys, Fiona Apple, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Hank Williams I and III, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joanna Newsom, Johnny Cash, Justin Townes Earle, The Killers, Leadbelly, M.I.A., Neko Case, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Patsy Cline, Pixies, Regina Spektor, Rilo Kiley, Shovels & Rope, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Waits, Violent Femmes, Wanda Jackson, The White Stripes

Erica Jong, Jack Kerouac, J. D. Salinger, Zora Neale Hurston,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I stayed with the Crow Nation in Montana on a day that they were celebrating the birth of a new baby.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the science of yeast and baking soda.
You can teach me to have better manners.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, new brews, bread baking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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