Lover of nature, animals, hard work, exploration, kind people... and just about anything pickled!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It feels good to be part of a community of people extending their resources to help one another. Seems like the world is a better place with couchsurfing!

Interests

Animals (especially donkeys, alpacas and draft horses), mountain biking, gardening, foraging for wild edibles, snowboarding (learning), farming, good food, stories.

• animals
• horses
• baking
• gardening
• flowers
• cycling
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead/Jessie Ware/Picnic
Spirited Away/Cars/Happy People
E.A. Poe/James Herriot/The Black Horse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once rode my bicycle for 24hrs straight-RW24, Milwaukee!
Last Summer I volunteered at Blue Star Equiculture and helped to build a 3-acre organic flower and vegetable garden with just horse and human power!
Also, I once saved a dying bumble bee in the early Spring by feeding it honey-water on my back porch.

Teach, Learn, Share

Donkeys aren't stubborn- they are highly intelligent and cautious. Aren't we all a little misunderstood sometimes?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Gluten-free baking secrets...
Best restaurants in Chicago...
How to shear an alpaca...
Where to find wild mushrooms...
The best swimming holes in MA...
Why it's good to go barefoot...
How to avoid mountain lions...

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States