Filmmaker, activist, gardener, artist, intellectual, genderqueer, crafter, angry optimist, pack rat, naturalist, punk junky, socialite, sass master, locavore, bike-aholic.

"Be grateful, be useful" is the basic mantra.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because travel is fun and money is not and people are the coolest.

Interests

hummus
horticulture
hegemony

• traveling
• cycling
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Everything I Want to do is Illegal, Etgar Karet's short stories, When the River Runs Dry, The Red Tent, A General Theory of Love, The Cosmicomics, Fell in Love with a Band, House of Leaves, Life Inc., The Long Emergency, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, The Vegetarian Myth.

Movies: The Imposter, Chasing Ice, Big Boys Gone Bananas, Stolen Seas, No Impact Man, Capturing the Friedman's, Grey Gardens, Food Matters, YERT, Gasland, Tongues Untied, Tapped, What Farocki Taught.

Musics: The White Stripes, The Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Neko Case, Man Man, The Clash, The Compulsive Gamblers, Lou Reed, The Runaways, Gram Parsons, Belle & Sebastian, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, The Strokes, Desaparecidos, The Dandy Warhols, Aesop Rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One time I got a tattoo, dumpster dove for donuts, and then climbed huge grave stones all night.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know the best donut joint in town and can direct you to a freaking mythical discount store. We're talkin 3 dollar 6 packs here. I've also got the word on some cool bars, eating places, parks, and shows around town.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See section above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States