CURRENT MISSION

Creating community as well as seeing more of the world, along with my beautiful daughter and my partner.

ABOUT ME

I guess I will define myself here by the things I am most enthusiastic about. Every moment with my daughter Oksana, cycling (and hilly cities), ashtanga yoga, beautiful weather, good olive oil, foraging for mushrooms, engaging conversation, elephantine trees, old folk tunes and jazz, books and more books, and above all--great people, great company.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My partner (CS name Lasses) and I have hosted a handful of people, which had been consistently great. And I have met with quite a few language exchange buddies (always looking to work on my conversational French).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It started before CS--and will continue (I hope) forever.

Interests

Engagement with the environment--with people, land and other beasts.

• books
• environment
• yoga
• jazz
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Italo Calvino, Roberto Bolano, and plenty of anthropology and STS text, not to mention mushroom cultivation manuels.

Music: Arhoolie records, Schopenhauer, Arthur Russell, Radio Birdman, The Stooges, Art Tatum, Black Lips, Charlie Feathers, Tampa Red, TRex, Lennie Tristano,

Films: John Cassavetes, Stanley Kubrick, Louis Malle's documentaries, Nouvelle Vague

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling with my daughter--she has experienced so much, from Morocco to Turkey to Portugal, and has been so enthusiastic about everything. I love seeing the world through her eyes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey