Excited about learning and experiencing new things. I place a lot of value in building connections with others. Prefer to spend my time outside, either in a forest or in a garden. Also enjoy watching and playing basketball.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people in other places. To share what's great about the place that I live.

Interests

community, gardening, the woods and other wild places, "social justice", music(!),

• cooking
• vegetarian
• gardening
• socializing
• music
• basketball

Music, Movies, and Books

music: mountain goats, leonard cohen, defiance ohio, ricky nelson, old time, folk, and punk
movies: bollywood
books: some poetry (Neruda, friends', Wendell Berry), zines, other books about stuff. (I'm a slow reader, so it takes me awhile to get through books.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once hung from a 200-foot bridge for 40 hours blocking a Shell Oil ship from heading to the Arctic to drill for oil.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good cooking (mostly vegetarian, but some meat if desired), good company and conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

India