CURRENT MISSION

being a part of community in east dallas

ABOUT ME

We are Paul and Megan Wilkes, our canine children are named pepper and rufus. We have creative jobs and live a pretty laid back lifestyle. We love entertaining people and love to share a meal and a glass of wine.

PHILOSOPHY

Do. Epic. Shit.
Also smile a lot.
Don't waste life, it's too short and too much fun for that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have a loft with a spare bedroom and we love where we live, so why not share it?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed our way from OKC to Utah one time. Looking forward to more experience within this community. In New Mexico our host gave us a great tour of the city and really made our travelling experience that much better.

Also hung out in Detroit, you should visit.

Interests

Photography, Music, Playing Pianos, Reading, Reading, Reading, Wining and Dining with the neighbors, family, and friends, throwing dinner parties, making pretty pictures sometimes, other such oddities. Wes Anderson movies. Productions, Traveling, Home Improvement/Repair, Historic Homes, Sunday brunch with friends and mimosas, Sunday dinner with the family, pursuing dreams, learning that life is not necessarily about working 9-5 everyday if you play the game right, taking care of my okc family

• books
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• partying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• survival
• music
• tourism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS
I read a lot, it'd be torture to list all the books in my library, though I'd love to catalog them one day.
Julie Orringer, Hunter S Thompson, Haruki Murakmi (absolute favorite), David Shipler, Arthur Nercessian, Max Barry, and many many others

MOVIES
I am particular about movies, lately
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore, Royal Tenebaums, the Life Aquatic (favorite), Match Point, Constant Gardener, and others

MUSIC
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, David Sylvian - When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima, Josh Kelley, Bleu, Bonobo, Imogen Heap, Tycho, Emancipator, Amos Lee, Air, Coldplay, The Velvet Teen, Ryan Adams, John Mayer, John Mayer Trio, Nine Horses, Jem, Moloko, Norah Jones, Vaughan Williams, Mutemath, Maxwell, Derek Webb, Cinematic Orchestra, Fiction Plane, Jump Little Children, Duncan Sheik, Matt Wertz (Twenty Three Places), The Roots, Telepopmusik, Album Leaf, Kenna, Telefon Tel Aviv, Wax Poetic, Acceptance, David Grey, Caia, Kaki King, Keane, BuffaloFitz, Andy Davis, Brandon Heath, the Books, Efterklang, Chris Thile, Deathcab for Cutie, Craig David, Jose Gonzales,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen Tibet, and not just Lhasa, I have seen the mountains of the small town of Shigatse. It is breathtaking, literally.

I have watched Oklahoma City grow in the past 5 years from a barely known town, to a full and booming community of wonderful people. I am proud that Foundry and myself are on the forefront of several aspects of this growth. I am so excited for our little city and it's future.

I have ridden a train around the North American continent with my old friend Jacob. We lived in hostels, under park benches, and in friends houses along the way. We lived life, we read a dozen books a piece, and we learned about friendship and survival in urban America.

Sorry, that's three? I couldn't decide.

Teach, Learn, Share

We love to cook with people and we are good tour guides.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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