CURRENT MISSION

Work hard and be nice to people. Everything after that is out of your control.

ABOUT ME

I like to think I'm an independent person that has a tendency to do impulsive things, which keeps life interesting. Minimalism is something I try to abide by, but in this day and age it can be hard. Right now, I'm living the Portland dream working as a baker at a neighborhood coffee shop and biking everywhere I go.

PHILOSOPHY

"We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust." - RUMI

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting locals in the

Interests

Baking, running, reading, cooking, and traveling are all things that occupy at least 95% of my time.

• arts
• humanities
• books
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• running
• shopping
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• minimalism
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Fall
American Beauty
Dirty Dancing
Reservoir Dogs
Django
Fargo
Lonely are the Brave
Sunet Blvd.
Strangers on a Train
No Country for Old Men
etc.

Music:
Jack White (generally)
Led Zeppelin
Bon Jovi
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Blind Pilot
CocoRosie
Blitzen Trapper
Velvet Underground
etc.

Books:
As I Lay Dying
The Great Gatsby
My Antonia
O, Pioneers!
Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
Travels with Charley
House of Leaves
White Noise
Geek Love
Jane Eyre
etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

12,500 mile road trip through the US with Outstanding in the Field

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook! And like cooking with people.
I also like to talk about the obscure nature of the humanities - theories around language, art, literature, film...
Also, food politics, books and other interesting things.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fermentation of vegetables and grain is always a fun thing to teach people! Think sourdoughs, saurkraut, kombucha,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States