I live in NE Portland about 5 miles from downtown in a community-oriented house with 3 roommates. We enjoy hosting guests on Couchsurfing, Warm Showers, as well as through our many community connections. We enjoy food/meal sharing and are an ecologically-minded household.

I work for a great non-profit organization serving those in need of vision and hearing assistance. I provide technology services and manage our largest program, consisting of a team that coordinates vision screenings for children at over 600 schools in Oregon each year.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Because hotels are sterile, because traveling is about meeting and interacting with locals and much more enriching. Because traveling to new places shouldn't have to be solely about an economic exchange. I live in an urban, intentional community where we often welcome guests interested in urban homesteading, the Portland do-it-yourself scene, etc. Sometimes we host from couchsurfing, sometimes from our many other life-connections. I haven't used my own account to host many folks, currently.

兴趣

Urban Farming, Simple Living, Disc Golf, Bouldering, Hiking/Backpacking, Snowboarding, Roasting Coffee, Beer/Wine making, Bicycle commuting and touring, Science Fiction. Euro-Strategy Board Games. Eating local/organic/non-GMO. The list goes on.

• beer
• coffee
• technology
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking

音乐、电影和书籍

Science Fiction, Permaculture Gardening books

Music: electronica, sometimes metal that I usually keep to myself

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

In July 2015, I took a self-supported bike tour from Portland to San Francisco over about 3 weeks (800 miles).

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I enjoy cooking and contributing to shared meals.

I love urban and rural homesteading projects where I can lend a hand with this or that... have experience in large garden projects, handy in small construction projects, help out with animals, etc.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Slovakia, Switzerland, United States

我居住过的国家

Austria, Slovakia, United States