Respectful, courteous and kind, I consider myself a good conversationalist and rather enjoyable company. I am pretty good at being able to give people space and also engage when appropriate. I'm a lifelong learner and insatiably curious about what motivates people. I'm an anthropologist philosopher at heart.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to experience new places and people without breaking the bank.
I also like being a part of the narrative that pieces together the stories of our lives. If I get a to be a little blip in a chapter in your story and you get to be a paragraph in mine, I call that winning!

Interests

Hotsprings, adventures, hiking, biking

• writing
• yoga
• gardening
• reading
• hiking
• camping
• snowboarding
• snowshoeing
• trail running
• rock climbing
• survivalism
• wilderness
• permaculture
• biking
• adventuring
• acro yoga
• hotsprings
• mushroom hunting
• wildcrafting
• rockhounding

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Captain fantastic, There will Be Blood, Last of the Mochicans, Interstellar, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, I Heart Huckabees, Wes Anderson Films, Being There, Giant, Into the Wild, I like quirky films

Books: Anything by Tom Brown Jr. survivalist series, self help and psych books, Identification books such as for mushrooms, wildcrafting, survivalist, rockhounding etc. Teeming with Microbes, Nourishing Traditions, Mycelium Running, One Straw Revolution.

Music: Pandora rocks my world and has exposed me to so many new genres and classes of music that I can't even begin to scratch the surface of what I love. My tastes span from EDM, Spanish Guitar, Chillwave, Downtempo, classic rock, folk, cuban, funk, reggae, hip hop, Jazz, and on and on.
Bands I'm loving right now are Ruffus du sol, Fat Freddy's drop, The John Butler Trio, Lulu Rouge and so many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made it to 31 without dying. I can't imagine anything more amazing than that.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to share what I've learned. I can identify a couple edible mushroom varieties. Beyond that I know how to make my own soap, deodorant, balm, salve and beading with a loom. I am very tech savvy so I can teach any computer skills or help install software.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm happy to contribute however I can, clean up, cook, bring supplies for eating and libations.
I'm starting to dabble in mixology, not quite there yet, just ordered some bitters though so I'm inching forward and hope to become proficient in making some good sipping drinks we can share while getting to know each other.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, Poland