This profile started as just mine (Miranda's) but since Spencer & I are a kickass team when it comes to hosting and traveling together, it's really grown to be both of ours. I've answered the questions below, but a lot of the reviews are from people who have gotten to know the two of us together.

Spencer is a quiet guy who, unlike me, doesn't volunteer a lot of information about himself, but if you take the time & ask enough questions to get to know him you will discover he is an incredibly kind, peaceful, & thoughtful person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience new places on a deeper level. To share the places I enjoy with others. To connect with folks from all walks of life. To learn, share, and grow. Which is really what life is all about.

Interests

Books, urban exploring, taking long walks, vegetarian cooking, Food Not Bombs, watching weird movies, hiking, dancing, drinking good beer, drinking strong coffee, writing odd little poems, finding off-beat people, places, and things, making fires, having unusual conversations, learning new things, appreciating the natural world, appreciating the urban world, working towards a better world, loving life.

• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• movies
• hiking
• wilderness
• vegetarianism
• food not bombs
• outdoor adventure

Music, Movies, and Books

Current musical obsessions: Margaret Glaspy, Heartless Bastards, Laika's Orbit, Oh Rose, Melody Gardot, The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird, the Beautiful Girls

Books that changed my life: The Dharma Bums, The Trial, The Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Just Kids, Everything is Illuminated, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Last American Man, On the Road, Pieces of a Song

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked all 272 miles of The Long Trail end-to-end through record-breaking rainfall. It took me, five friends, and two dogs 33 days to complete.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you basic wilderness survival skills (which everyone should have!)

I can help you with writing and editing fiction, nonfiction, academic papers, resumes, & pretty much anything else

I can teach you about vegetarian nutrition & share some recipes. I promise I won't be preachy. I don't judge what others eat, but will share my knowledge if asked.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, adventure stories, positivity, and an open heart.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States