My name is Stephen. I love traveling, meeting new people, gardening, eating vegetables + fruit, cooking, and learning. I studied philosophy in university and then spent the spent two years after I graduated working on farms in the US. Most recently I have been living in Seattle in the US and working at American NGOs that help people who are homeless and hungry. I am an easy-going and thoughtful person, who loves to engage with and learn from other people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet interesting and kind people. I want to learn and grow as a person. I want to experience new ideas, new cultures, and new people!

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I have read recently and loved: Beloved by Toni Morrison, La Grande by Juan Jose Saer, Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue, No Sweetness Here by Ama Ata Aidoo, The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez, A Brief History of Seven Killing by Marlon James.

Currently Reading: Wizard of thre Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I organized a huge Thanksgiving Meal (US Holiday) that served over 700 people in need! Twice!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I am skilled cook, happy to share my knowledge.

Learn: I want to learn about others lives and ways of living. I want to learn what your values and ideas are and how you enact them!

Share: Meal, a drink, a cup of coffee, stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to find out what you like to eat and cook a big meal for you! Or with you if you enjoy cooking.

I am pretty handy as well. I have gardening, basic carpentry skills, some plumbing. Also fairly artistic If you have a project your are working on I would love to help however possible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, Morocco, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, United States