Most of my adult life I've spent in Olympia, WA, plus a few stints in rural North Central Washington. I have focused on small-scale sustainable farming, with a particular interest in small dairy animals. I play stringed various stringed instruments and love to sing, both my own songs and raucous sing-alongs.

I have a medium sized, relatively well-behaved herding dog named Edie who goes with me everywhere. She can sleep in my truck if need be.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

This Spring I am taking a break from my life in Olympia, traveling around on a shoestring budge, living out of my truck, and seeing where the road takes me. I'm always happy to meet new people.

Interessen

music, small-scale sustainable agriculture, goats & sheep, beautiful places, dancing...

• animals
• dogs
• singing
• dancing
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• agriculture

Musik, Filme und Bücher

authors: Ursula Le Guin, Ann Patchett, Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell, Roald Dahl...

music: Nina Simone, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Keith Jarrett, John Fahey, Dakhabrakha, radical marching bands, old spirituals, Delta style Blues, Kate Bush, The Gossip...

I'm not much of a movie/tv watcher, can't think of the last movie I watched, though I enjoy an occasional Wes Anderson movie, or an over-the-top muscial, and I'm a sucker for Downtown Abbey.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Fixed the head gasket on my 1981 corolla wagon. I was pretty amazed, anyway. Otherwise I'm not really much of a mechanic.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach music improvisation, and I have lots of stories about crazy farm adventures. I'm fascinated by draft animals, and would also love to learn to make tatoos!

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

music, farm and garden work, a kind ear. I've lived in a lot of shared living arrangements, many of them pretty funky by modern standards. I believe myself to be a conscientious guest/community member.

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, United States