ABOUT ME

Outside at night, mountains, encyclopedias real or imaginary, wind and rain, ecstatic sound.

Little by little, I'm walking around the world.

See http://walkthewest.wordpress.com and
http://walkacrosseurope.wordpress.com/

Currently unable to host ( half-traveling myself), but happy to meet up!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm happy to catch up with a far-flung traveler wherever I happen to be. I'm unfortunately unable to host at the moment because of my housing situation, but give a shout and let's see what other mischief we can get up to!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in Istanbul, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Paris while walking across Europe, and in several towns while walking across the American West. While living in Barcelona, I was able to hang out with and host some intrepid people from other parts of Europe and South America. I also stayed with Couchsurfers in Argentina and Chile during my walk across South America. Overall, I've met wonderful people and had a great time.

Interests

Moving without motors, making things, surprises, singing. I like beech trees. I’ve never sat behind the steering wheel of a car, but you should see the mileage on my boots.

• books
• poetry
• singing
• theater
• architecture
• modern art
• running
• walking
• movies
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• mountains
• art
• slovenia
• forests
• museums
• boats
• surrealism
• maps
• novels
• scotland
• magical realism

Music, Movies, and Books

Biffy Clyro, Massive Attack, Armenian traditional music, Darlingside, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Tarkovsky, Dead Man, Caravaggio, Orlando, Hunger, The Bothersome Man, Borges, Calvino, Moby Dick, Aubrey-Maturin. Moonrise Kingdom.

I like things that swim in the deep dark and shoot up laughing like rockets.

When I make music myself, it sounds like this: https://soundcloud.com/kailas-1

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'd rather do something well than do something amazing.

But it's amazing how cold water can be; how kind and cruel people can be; what the sky does before and after a storm; how the moon rises; and how a breaking wave feels when it pushes you down; and we keep going there.

Teach, Learn, Share

How to handle peculiar situations. I like to learn how to make things, and I like sharing time outside.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wild yarns, harmonies, and washing up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States