CURRENT MISSION

Write and photograph socially progressive stories with an eye for beauty and laughter

ABOUT ME

Melanie: Born, raised, educated, lives, works and plays in Toronto, Canada. As a photographer, Melanie illuminates the emotion of many places.

Damon: Roots in Montana, several years in Connecticut, three years in Japan, four years in Los Angeles...in the many places I have lived and I swam the currents of many cultures

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Wow, we just got started with CS and we're very excited. Not sure where to begin!

Interests

Damon: Our human family lives at the intersecting boundaries of language, culture, politics, nature and technology. I am interested in how real people adapt to these large forces as they combine, conflict and merge: where a Nepali woman of buddhist heritage negotiates business in three languages on her cell phone, and a monolingual white American drives a hundred miles to ride his mountain bike. Where can we go from here? I also like beer and sports.

• culture
• beauty
• beer
• politics
• technology
• cycling
• sports
• business
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Damon: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Annie Proulx, Milan Kundera

Mel: Bjork, Fink, Zap Mama, Lamb, Massive Attack. Movies - Six Degrees of Separation, Magnolia,

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, Mexico

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