CURRENT MISSION

not become jackass old man

ABOUT ME

I am a passionate supporter of the good ship Friend, and a firm believer in general silliness.

I think that zeppelins and dolphins are really the coolest thing. I think about this probably twice a day for 2-5 minutes.

I really really love my friends and steal most of my ideas from them. I wish my friends ran the government.

I can get by on my own, but I prefer to do it with some open hearted people around me. and more preferably while consuming breakfast(s).

I work with kids, because they are generally also believers in general silliness and I think childcare is a very helpful part of our society. I also looooooove a well written song. So much.

PHILOSOPHY

I saw a shirt once that said defeat awkwardness with maximum ridiculousity.

Songs are also great teachers:
"Love it's like a interstate, it gets you from place to place, but it's littered with dead raccoons."
- It Happens in Florida by the Burning Hell

ALSO:

I read an interview once with Kurt Vonnegut near the end of his life where he told this story of this time when he asked his son what he though the meaning of life was. His son shrugged and replied "Hmm. I don't know. Maybe to help others?".

I think he was right.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, group meetings oh my!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I actively surfed in India and Europe. Singing ukelele songs at the top of our collective lungs, attending an Indian wedding, cruising the paris music scene until 4 am, Australian feminist punk bands, biking through Clermont at top speed to hitch a foruitous ride to Zurich, writing a childrens book about a lonely mole who goes neigh-burrowing, swimming in rivers, biking biking biking. I've been very fortunate!

Interests

learning, Goin' campin with good people, bike lanes, board games, sustainable living, cats (in general), do-it-yourself, composing songs of lessons learnt, Thom Yorke and Bjork becoming monarchs on the moon (Moonarchs), childrens books, plays, trying to remember to LISTEN, zeppelin lanes when they become neccessary, Dolphinarchy when it becomes neccessary.

I love the things that people make?
http://vimeo.com/8237988

• cats
• writing
• books
• singing
• diy
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• baking
• movies
• board games
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• surfing
• swimming
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Yes of course! life would be way more sucky without those things.

music lately: Fleetwood mac, Janelle Monae, Bill Callahan, Kylie Minogue, Gillian Welch, Richard Laviolette, Robyn, TLC, The Magnetic Fields, Bjork and Shotgun Jimmie.

movies lately: Harold and Maude, Annie Hall and Wet Hot American Summer, The Princess Bride.

books lately: Tom King, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood... Oryx and Crake is SO good.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

search this youtube video called "valentine for a perfect stranger"

this is one amazing thing I have seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Watch Annie Hall... really it's much better than my other movies"
- Woody Allen

food growing or cooking knowledge is really great. AH and FRENCH! about to embark upon a french learning adventure.

I can teach ukelele and guitar pretty okay, some simple bread baking and how to play the greatest game ever invented: TELEPHONE PICTIONARY.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, India

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

•