I grew up homeschooled so my social life was a bit dull. I decided to travel after high school to spice things up. I flew 120k in the 2010s and am now slowing down to hang out with other people who travel and give back to the CS community.

While hopping continents a few years back, I made music about each city I visited and worked online support things. Outside work, I hike almost every weekend, shoot portraits that capture personality, and dance the night away at house and techno shows. In 2023, I went on my first sesshin, a weeklong Zen Buddhist silent meditation retreat, and it changed my life.

Learn more about me by searching "Penderworth" anywhere on the Internet. Check out my photography portfolio at https://penderworth.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To show people around Portland, my current home and a wonderful city on the Best Coast. I've also been doing a bit of traveling here and there and would love to meet new hosts along the way. Let's go for a run, cook, shoot some photos, play a bit of music, or just chat about the latest season of Love Island!

Interests

• writing
• photography
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• jazz
• piano
• hiking
• backpacking
• psychology
• films
• film
• disc golf
• psychoanalysis
• zen buddhism

Music, Movies, and Books

My top artists in 2023:

- Kacey Johansing
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Ólafur Arnalds
- Snowpoet
- The War on Drugs
- Kate Bush
- Jamie xx
- Barry Can't Swim
- Ben Howard

Films I love:

- The Worst Person in the World
- Midnight in Paris
- About Time
- La Tortue Rouge
- Arrival
- Captain Fantastic
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Prospect
- The Darjeeling Limited
- Riceboy Sleeps
- Inception
- Dead Poets Society

Books:

- Siddhartha
- The Three-Body Problem
- Psychopolitics by Byung-Chul Han
- Circe
- Project Hail Mary
- PiKHAL
- Walden on Wheels
- The Martian

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding in the Eastern Sierra Mountains of California

Teach, Learn, Share

I love discussing music, photography, art, garlic mincing technique, philosophy, and social behavior.

I'm always learning a bunch of things, currently a bit of French and Lacan because they go together so nicely. I love teaching photography and cooking skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Photography via my Fujifilm X-T3, bits of piano improvisation, cooking and baking, writing (I'll happily read or even edit your short story), and more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Denmark, United States