CURRENT MISSION

to weave fantastic tales and be happy along the way

ABOUT ME

I'm a midwesterner at heart but am currently a resident of San Francisco. I like to play outside and learn about new music. I also love good books and really crunchy green grapes.

PHILOSOPHY

"to love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Seattle, Portland, New Orleans, Boise -- all superb.

Interests

reading, writing, traveling, running, rollerblading, cycling, photography, listening to music, exploring my new wilderness that is the northwest

• writing
• books
• photography
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Shawshank Redemption, Reality Bites, Beautiful Girls; music: (in no particular order) The Band, The Beatles, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Bela Fleck, Railroad Earth, Mike and Amy Finders Band, The Stills, Wilco, Josh Ritter, Whiskeytown, Nada Surf, The Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie, Neko Case, New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket, Spearhead, Phish, String Cheese, The Stars, Mana, Habib Koite, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Indigo Girls, Ani Difranco, Jayhawks, Kathleen Edwards, Foo Fighters, Charles Mingus. books: Life of Pi, Harry Potter, Running with Scissors, Sammy's Hill, High Fidelity, Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt, Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup, How to Breath Under Water

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

traveled europe, israel and the western U.S. and scuba diving near bimini islands

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States

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