CURRENT MISSION

to write and travel, not necessarily in that order...

ABOUT ME

I just finished getting my MFA in creative writing at the University of Florida. I'm spending this summer traveling and visiting friends, and then I'll be spending a few months this fall at an artist's colony in New Hampshire...

PHILOSOPHY

"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." -H.G. Wells

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm too transient right now to be able to offer a couch, but I'd love to host as soon as I'm settled (prob. November). I've been so impressed and inspired by the warmth and generosity of people on this site.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't hosted or surfed (through this site) yet but I was staying with my friends when they had a couch surfer through the site, and I loved the idea.

Interests

Running, rock climbing, reading, camping, bonfires, overpriced beer, baking, etc.

• writing
• beer
• baking
• running
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music:

The National, Iron and Wine, Johnny Cash, Ani DiFranco, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Loretta Lynn, Old Crow Medicine Show, Kings of Leon, Josh Ritter, Wilco, William Elliot Whitmore, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Ra Ra Riot, Girl Talk, Neko Case

Authors:

Amy Bloom, Lorrie Moore, Tom Robbins, Jeffery Eugenides, Roald Dahl, Edith Wharton, Haruki Murakami, Molly Giles, Amy Hempel, Wallace Stevens, Walt Whitman, Robert Olin Butler, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William Styron

Movies:

Amelie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, When Harry Met Sally, Love and Human Remains, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Waking Ned Devine, The House of Yes, Hedwig, The Apartment, Fast Times at Ridgemont High

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

400 ft. multi-pitch! And I have the scar to prove it....

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