ABOUT ME

For the past two years I have taught art and art history classes for a small college in Ohio. I decided to join couch surfing so that I could see more of the country before setting up shop somewhere in the northwest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet, but I am optimistic.

Interests

art, hiking, sustainable development, photography, local agriculture, compulsively fixing things, inventing useless things, snorkeling, analogue electronics, renewable energy, escapist fiction, mundane daily adventures

• arts
• photography
• electronics
• shopping
• pottery
• guitar
• hiking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• agriculture
• art history
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Lord Dunsany - short stories, H. Allen Smith - everything! Most recently To Hell in a Handbasket, Richard Burton - The Arabian Nights, a plain and Literal Translation, Anthony Burgess - The Wanting seed, Margret Atwood - Oryx and Crake, J.R.R. Tolkien, Clark Ashton Smith, Carl Sagan, Douglas Adams, etc.

Music: Bob Dylan, Devotchka, Beach Boys, Breath Owl Breath, Gogol Bordello, Tom Waits, Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Paul Simon, Cake, Django Reinhardt, modest mouse

Teach, Learn, Share

Metalsmithing and ceramics! I have also taught workshops on electric guitar / amplifier construction.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States