Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer supporting connections and community in our local economy, not the mega corporations. There are many better things I could imagine doing with that money.

Interests

Natural building, placemaking, permaculture, sustainability, riding bicycles, community events, earth based spirituality, right livelihood, earthen materials, earthships, food forests, ethnobotony, systems thinking, passivehaus, "buy nothing day", "parking day", non-GMO, small family farms, big or little "O" organic, Portlandia is pretty funny. I really like PBS's new kids programming and I recenlty watched the TV series "Flash" although not a fan of TV in general. Microbrews and homebrew.

• diy
• dining
• organic food
• gardening
• restoration
• homebrewing
• soccer
• forestry
• working with my hands
• bow making

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Circle Round, 5th Sacred Thing, One Straw Revolution, Sand County Almanac, Hand Sculpted House, The Woodland Way
Music: Nahko, Trevor Hall, Jack Johnson, Michael Franti, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, bluegrass and county.
Movies: some are great, many aren't

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve made it to 39! That’s amazing 😂

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an aspiring natural builder with a general contracting background. I know a lot about natural materials (wood, stone, straw, clay, etc.)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can fix lots of things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Guam, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Qatar, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan