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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
build up my social capital
ABOUT ME
Whenever I travel, fate brings me to the places that Lonely Planet describes as "the Wild West of [country x]." Those kinds of places suit me because I'd rather share perspectives with residents over the local brew (coffee or otherwise) than check landmarks off a list. I also get a kick out of plants but find them most interesting when I learn about their connections to people.
PHILOSOPHY
Ask the I-Ching and take it very literally.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I surf whenever possible and have hosted once. Looking forward to hosting more regularly once I get my own place.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've surfed in:
-Rio de Janeiro
-Salida, Colorado
-Madrid
-Barcelona
-Houghton, Michigan
Interests
Fermented food and drink, good storytelling, ethnobotany, uncovering landscape history, simple picnics, making and hoarding music of all kinds
- dining
- recipes
- coffee
- baking
- drinking
- traveling
- homebrewing
- music
- history
Music, Movies, and Books
The Wire and Breaking Bad more than movies. I rarely watch anything more than once, so I can't say I have favorite films really.
Electronica, Radiohead, and folk music from around the world. I firmly believe (and hope) cumbia will infiltrate the Midwest.
1491 and 1493 are my current favorite books. I'll probably be working on getting through Infinite Jest until I die.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and tried to sleep amidst very hot 1.5 billion-year-old rocks.
Did not lose a rental car to a land slide in the Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala. (I can't say I saved it, though.)
Teach, Learn, Share
Can teach homebrewing and some baking. I always enjoy learning new recipes.
Countries I’ve Visited
Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Uganda, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, United States