CURRENT MISSION

live out of a two seater for 3 months

ABOUT ME

I grew up in a small mill town in western Massachusetts. I left traditional education when I was 15 to switch to a homeschooling resource center. This place gave me the freedom to choose the direction of my own education and I soon discovered I loved sound design and electronic music.
I am passionate about alternative communities and live in a communal house in the woods with 11 other people. In 2009 I became involved in the effort to save the house which was in foreclosure. We successfully got the house from the bank and with any luck (and a lot of hard work) we hope to make it sustainable.
I spend most of my free time making ambient music, DJ'ing, working on community projects, and saving for traveling/music equipment.
Over the past couple years I have started attending rainbow gatherings.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to the couchsurfing project. This summer I will be couchsurfing for the first time on a 9,000 mile journey across the continent and back to several different festivals/gatherings.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most of my couchsurfing experience has been through my community. I live in a large communal house across the road from a retreat center/ecovilliage, so we see a fair amount of visitors. Some even come back and move in!

Interests

Art, Music, Community, Extreme environments/people, Spicy food, Electronic music, Poly-rhythmic music, Ancient Cultures.

• arts
• design
• festivals
• education
• dining
• cooking
• indian food
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Autechre, Venetian Snares, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Bjork, Animal Collective, Add N to (X), The Books, Talking Heads, Meat Beat Manifesto, Amon Tobin, The Future Sound of London, Photek, Pink Floyd, Mouse on Mars, Marino Zuccheri, Tabla Beat Science, etc, etc, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most fun I've ever had was facilitating the preparation of a kitchens main circle dish at the 2010 national Rainbow Gathering. Got lost in the woods/swamp for 6 hours in the night dragging a cart of food behind me. Finally found a kitchen and told them what I wanted to do, went back for a second load of ingredients, and spent the next 9-10 hours doing prep work and cooking that kitchens share of dinner for a few thousand.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love talking about experimental music, films, technology and spend lots of time digging up weird stuff. I also love Indian food and cooking with people.