CURRENT MISSION
Share more, care more, judge less. Live in harmony with nature. Luddite-lover.
I live in Massachusetts the majority of the year, but also in Southeast Kentucky for a lot of the year, or maybe Trinidad.

If you send me a request to stay here, please let me know you have read my profile.

ABOUT ME

Ruthy-truthy.

PHILOSOPHY

I feel lucky to be alive and to live in my body, and when my brain says, "Legs, move!" they do. That's a gift I'm hugely grateful for, because it enables me to "do good" in a fun way. But even if my body didn't work the way I wanted it to, I'm sure there would still be Something I could do to contribute to the well-being of my surroundings.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because people need welcoming places to stay, including myself sometimes.

Interests

Bicycles, trash, racial justice, eating what I find, gleaning, farming, economic justice, dumpster diving, basketball, hairy women, collectively-owned businesses, people different from me but open-minded, fixing things, swimming, climbing things, keeping democracy alive, anything mechanical but not necessarily mechanized, all kinds of weather, working outside, doing physical labor, being warm from the inside out...

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: birdsongs, and wind in my ears when I'm biking
Movies: dusk falling, thunderstorms rolling in, stars at night
Books: whatever written material catches my eye when I'm out and about
Uhh.. not to be a smart ass, but I'm kind of illiterate when it comes to "culture".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I got to look into the eyes of the young 18-yr old paramilitary guys standing on the edge of their motorboat, wearing boots, camo, and M-16s while their commander put his foot on our boat to question the locals in our boat.

Teach, Learn, Share

People who know how to do stuff, like mechanical stuff or non-electronic, non-motorized stuff.

What I Can Share with Hosts

food, water, shelter, clothes, friends, bikes, bike parts and tools, paper maps, maybe berries or a fresh chicken egg

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago

Countries I’ve Lived In

Trinidad and Tobago, United States

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