CURRENT MISSION

promote authenticity, protest apathy, love and care for all.

ABOUT ME

hi, how are you?
i spend most of my time making things,
i'm an advocate for hand-crafted goods.
i like knitting and hand-sewing and cooking.
i'm a vegetarian, but i sure don't mind if you're not.
i believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ,
and all of the peace and love and acceptance he promoted.
i believe in equality and community.
i'm an amateur everything, professional nothing,
i like to try out new art-forms and pretend i know how to make music.
i'm also really bad at hanging up on the telephone.

PHILOSOPHY

"the Lord provides"

darling, there is wealth enough in this world for everyone.
we've just got to learn how to share.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i hope to be able to host surfers soon, right now i'm unable to because of my housing situation, but i'd love to host in the future. i plan on traveling everywhere i can, and learning all i can along the way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

surfedto pittsburgh from 7/17-7/20 with my dear friend amber.
the experience was more than i could've asked for, a truly inspiring first surf. i can't wait to take off again.

Interests

+you and everything in your heart.
+film photography.
+inventing and baking cookies.
+harvesting and using wild edible plants.
+making things grow.
+appreciating everything.
+enjoying all this earth has to offer.
+good tunes.
+poetry sharing.
+used book shops.
+tiny miracles.
+tea &coffee.
+noticing.
+learning.
+sharing.
+growing.

• arts
• books
• poetry
• photography
• cooking
• recipes
• coffee
• baking
• vegetarian
• crafts
• traveling
• knitting
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

i am a huge fan of wes anderson, and especially of the royal tenenbaums.
other favourite films:
+amelie.
+me and you and everyone we know.
+invisible children: rough cut.
+harold and maude.

poets who make my heart beat faster:
+ee cummings.
+naomi shihab nye.
+richard brautigan.
+all the beat generation greats.

books a wouldn't mind reading over and over:
+extremely loud and incredibly close - jonathan safran foer.
+slaughterhouse five - kurt vonnegut.
+mother night - kurt vonnegut.
+breakfast of champions - kurt vonnegut.
+the irresistible revolution - shane claiborne.
+the phantom tollbooth - norton juster.
+the haiku year - a whole bunch of authors.
+how we are hungry - dave eggers.

oh boy, music:
+elliott smith.
+animal collective.
+the beatles.
+bob dylan.
+the velvet underground.
+anathallo.
+the books.
+iron&wine.
+joanna newsom.
+psalters.
+mewithoutYou.
+tom waits.
+cocorosie.
+the microphones.
+math the band.

Teach, Learn, Share

i'll teach you how to make shoes.
i'll teach you some painfully corny jokes.
i'll give you my favourite recipes.
i'll teach you about wild edible plants.
i'll teach you all kinds of yarn & fibers crafts.
i'll teach you how to make an acorn cap whistle.

let's all take everything we love and teach it to everyone we know.

Countries I’ve Visited

South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States