Currently cooling my restless feet in Thunder Bay, Ontario, living with my boyfriend Skyler after three months wandering in Mongolia.

Not searching for anything in particular, just going wherever life takes me.

I'm a nut for words, the outdoors, art, and dogs. I love to hear people's stories and see and hear and do things I'm didn't plan or expect.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have done a lot of informal couchsurfing, as well as some official through the website, specifically in Singapore and Korea, and have hosted a handful of folks at my home in Eugene. I lived on a sailboat in Washington, a small room in Alaska, another small room in Oregon until recently - I'm hoping that in the future I'll have a living space to accommodate couchsurfers, but for now I'm hoping to meet people along the way and hopefully add a little zing to someone's day (in a good way!)

Interests

Animals, words, art, outdoors, podcasts, crosswords, kayaking, glaciers, hiking, rock climbing, backpacking, biking, geocaching, books, coffee, weird food, road trips, rain, cartoons, bugs, plants, mountains, rivers...

• animals
• dogs
• birds
• arts
• books
• illustrations
• coffee
• podcasts
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• travel
• food
• comedy
• geocaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Circe and Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, anything by Brian Doyle (Mink River and The Plover especially), Louise Erdrich, The Geography of Bliss, Born to Run, His Dark Materials

Music: Watsky, Amanda Palmer, The Mountain Goats, The Beatles, Jason Webley, Lincoln Durham, Ben Howard, Gallows Bound, Rabbit Wilde, Blitzen Trapper, Flight of the Conchords, Cheryl Wheeler, Frank Turner, Tim Minchin, etc.

Shows: Schitt's Creek, Anne with an E, Grace & Frankie, Jane the Virgin, Kim's Convenience, The Good Place, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The West Wing, Wilfred, Scrubs, Steven Universe, Community, Broad City, Daria, Brooklyn 99, Parks and Rec, Bob's Burgers

(I also love podcasts, so I'm adding it to this category. I am always excited to get and give podcast recs, so let's talk podcasts if you're interested!)

Podcasts: 99% Invisible, The Allusionist, No Such Thing as a Fish, Reply All, Welcome to Night Vale, The Anthropocene Reviewed, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Why Won't You Date Me?, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, The Moth, Rough Translation, Revisionist History, Between Worlds, It's Been A Minute, Stuff You Should Know... I could go on and on honestly! Don't get me started if you don't want to talk podcasts for hours :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada, Jordan, United States

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