Hi,
My name is Nolan and I grew up in a small town in western Iowa. I have been traveling, visiting friends, and working season jobs related to my interest including natural resource management, education, agriculture, historic restoration, and bicycling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couch surfing to find a new friend and learn more authentically when traveling to a new place.

Interests

I like maps, hiking, history, and exploring stuff that is hidden in plain sight. I enjoy cooking, riding bikes, and making things, trying to grow my own food, ferments, and homestead and folk crafts. I enjoy learning how things work and about local history of where ever I'm at. Getting more into historic window restoration and maybe stained glass!

• cooking
• cycling
• hiking
• ecology
• forestry
• history
• foraging
• canoe
• self sufficiency craft

Music, Movies, and Books

I mostly listen to 70s folk and county music, 90s alternative rock, the talking heads, and modern things spun from all that- but a little of everything.
I don't spend a lot of time watching movies, but enjoy any that are well made.

I'm currently ready Motorcycle Diaries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I convinced my friend Mariah that she CAN do it!

Teach, Learn, Share

Bike repair, home improvement, Lacto pickles, Socio-environment philosophy. I'm interested to see how our perspectives align and differ.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well, I could cook something, my life is made up of little stories like everyone else, and I have thoughts and ideas and advise if anyone is really interested. I can do lots of stuff around the house, and I can bend my arm behind my head in a cool way if you want to see that ;D

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States