CURRENT MISSION

Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.

ABOUT ME

I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

PHILOSOPHY

"Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget that you come from a long line of truth-seekers, lovers and warriors." -Hunter S. Thompson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

You know. This and that.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A lot, I suppose?

Interests

Reading, writing, traveling, hiking, being in water, being on water (preferably in a canoe), being anywhere outside, fighting language barriers, tree-climbing, fence-jumping, music-listening, and fresh produce.

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• hunting
• rock climbing
• astronomy
• geology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Into the Wild, The Princess Bride, A Clockwork Orange and anything else Kubrick-ian, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Children of Men

Music: Flaming Lips, The Tallest Man on Earth, Modest Mouse, Andrew Bird, Talking Heads, Neil Young, Josh Ritter, Stevie Wonder, My Morning Jacket, Johnny Flynn, John Prine, Laura Marling, The Decemberists

Books: So many! Anything by Dave Eggers, David Foster Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut, Oscar Wilde, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, David Sedaris... I could go on.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A full moon on a clear night through the branches of a tree. Any tree.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can probably teach you things about grammar (English, that is), bourbon, and how to solve a Rubick's cube.

I'd like to learn more about geology, astronomy, and knitting. Though not exclusively.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Togo, United States

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