CURRENT MISSION

To see the world, and talk to as many different people as I can so I can see that world in different ways.

ABOUT ME

I've been travelling ever since I quit my bike shop job about a year ago. First I rode my bike across the U.S., then I spent about 4 months in Mexico, and now I'm off to Europe! I love to make things, eat, sleep, read, take pictures, drink water and other things, and learn new languages. I am fascinated by different cultures and that's one of the reasons I love languages. I can't help but make things, because when something interests me, I need to explore it fully. I see life as a form of art, and try not to take it too seriously out of respect for it and everything. I love to read and write but I'm a little rusty on the arithmetic side of things. I love to ride bicycles and they've been my primary means of transportation most of my life (my feet being the secondary form). I also am kind of a coffee snob, but it's only because I like coffee, and it's one of those things that seems to develop snobbery. A game, like so many things.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live, explore, have fun, laugh a lot, eat, drink, enjoy wherever you are and whoever you're with. Now's the only moment you'll ever have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf at the moment, and when I get back from my travels, I will host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing generosity from the people who have hosted me. I've loved getting the chance to spend time with my hosts and have great conversations.

Interests

Bicycles, walking, making things, sewing, eating, looking at things, trees, plants, music, books, art, baking, hiking, photography, drawing, life, water, trees, plants, design, architecture, art, languages, people.

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• photography
• coffee
• baking
• walking
• drinking
• shopping
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Life and Fate, Catcher in the rye, Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy, Anything by Jorge Luis Borges, Alvaro Mutis, War and Peace, The History of Love, The One Straw Revolution, Edmund Wilson, Sherlock Holmes, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, Tolkien, Alice in wonderland, Ivan Illich.
Movies: State and Main, anything by Wes Anderson, El Infierno, Taxi Driver, Amelie, Hiyao Miyazaki Films, Old James Bond films, The Big Labowski, Fargo, Ghost Busters, The Castle, Strictly Ballroom.
Music: Ryan Adams, Neko Case, Rammstein, CCR, Bob Dylan, Muse, The Clash, Terry Reid, DJ Max Wordlow, Radiohead, Built to Spill, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, The Frames, Bonobo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wake up every day! What is more amazing than that?

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to speed-tie your shoes! Wow!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Panama, United States

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