CURRENT MISSION: Adjusting to life with two children.

ABOUT ME: We are a family of four in a fairly small house (1,200 square feet). We have a three year-old son who is lots of fun and a sweet infant daughter.

We are outgoing, intellectually curious, a bit bookish, and very outdoorsy and musical!

We are a family-friendly, gay-friendly, and trans-friendly household. We welcome folks of all races and ethnicities.

Here are some of our favorite things to do: work in our vegetable garden; play with our kids; hike a mountain; cook a meal made from local, seasonal foods; drink wine and swap songs; read aloud; go for a bike ride to the farmers' market; dine at one of Portland's fantastic restaurants; hula hoop under the sun; laugh with friends; drink coffee in bed.

PHILOSOPHY: kindness, kindness, kindness balanced with wisdom/self-awareness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING: So far, we have only hosted or had a drink with surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE: Overwhelmingly positive!

Interests

hiking. cycling. traveling. reading. gardening. knitting. music. cooking. eating.

• writing
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• vegetarian
• farmers' market
• drinking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• woodworking
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• kids

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: SLC Punk! Harold and Maude. The World's Greatest Dad. Son of Rambow. Transamerica. American Beauty. The Darjeerling Limited. Eagle vs. Shark. Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz.

Music: Josh Ritter. The Black Keys. Greg Brown. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Ani Difranco. The White Stripes. Steve Poltz. Tapes 'n Tapes. Dan Bern. The Moldy Peaches. Samuel James.

Books: The Shipping News. Animal Vegetable Miracle. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Anything by David Sedaris.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We drove to and from Alaska in the summer of 2010. Leon built the little camper that we slept in every night. It was pretty much the best thing ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

guitar. knitting. writing. a little banjo, a little gardening. vegetarian cooking. literature. woodworking. sentence diagramming!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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