I grew up in rural Virginia with a close family (3 brothers) and spent a lot of time in the woods, exploring and making hideaways, stories and short movies.. reading a lot and spending time by myself.

For the last few years I've been on the road a lot... work trading, farming around the country, and spending time in Portland, Maine, which has become the home base.

I've been an aspiring farmer and have done varying levels of animal husbandry and vegetable gardening. And though I enjoy it, I've found my interest shifting more towards wildcrafting, medicine making and primitive skills. And with that, remembering the importance of honoring where those practices originated from, and taking care to learn them respectfully.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always liked alternative ways of travel that enable me to experience a place and its community more fully.

Interests

rolling around in the dirt, and spending time playing in nature, bicycling, traveling, listening to what folks have to say, and finding ways to support folks that need it, reading books that teach me things, reading books that help my imagination, learning new skills (I recently tanned my first hide!), dancing to cheesy music, doing crafts and enjoying the small moments of sweetness in life.
and very slowly learning how to play the accordion..

• animals
• books
• dancing
• cooking
• crafts
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• rock climbing
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
tom waits, pj harvey, patti smith, queen, black sabbath, outkast, the cure, nina simone, josephine foster, nick cave, talking heads, erik satie, sufjan stevens, devendra banhart, kate bush, planxty

Movies:
hedwig and the angry inch, the neverending story, amelie, a room with a view, beasts of the southern wild, lost in translation, the princess bride, trouble the water, wild at heart

Books:
the book of laughter and forgetting, franny and zooey, women who run with the wolves, adrienne rich's poetry, the wind-up bird chronicles, just kids, off the map, deb soules herbal books, i capture the castle, the princess bride,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

assisting in the birth of lil animals, climbing eucalyptus trees, getting to the top of terrifying cliffs and being rewarded by gorgeous views..spending time with amazing people.. how can ya pick just one?

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach ya how to make a salve or make a soup
and im always open to learn something new!

What I Can Share with Hosts

i can cook for you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States

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