My response rate is really bad, but only because I haven't been able to get email notifications on here. Tweeting at me would probably get you an immediate response: @darwynjr

I'm a news reporter. I usually bike to bars and music venues on weekends. Sardonic, but compassionate. Have plants, will travel. Queer.

PHILOSOPHY

Socialism

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to contribute back to this community that made my trip to Europe so memorable.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed all around U.S. and Europe. I've yet to be disappointed with couchsurfing. It's an impeccable format for alternative travel and human connection.

Interests

cacti, film, theatre, beer and wine, literature, swimming, wildlife, psychedelia, agriculture, Marx, poetry, journalism

• animals
• wildlife
• writing
• literature
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• swimming
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Real Estate, of Montreal, Simon and Garfunkel, Merrily We Roll Along

Movies: Wild at Heart, Giulietta degli spiriti, Holy Motors, Persona, September

Books: Rabbit, Run, To the Lighthouse, Thomas Pynchon, Truman Capote, Augusten Burroughs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked to my great-grandfather's village in present-day Romania (originally Moritzfeld, Hungary).

Teach, Learn, Share

Writing/editing, vegan/vegetarian cooking, gardening,

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States