CURRENT MISSION

To always put forth my best for myself and for others.

ABOUT ME

I'm an appallingly bad dancer. For a long time I thought that I was just joking about it, but I recently came to realize that it isn't a joke and I'm not sure it was ever believable as one. I love hiking. I love making coffee and playing outside and climbing things. Today I was hugged hard by a really great golden retriever and I was so delighted that I laughed and cried. I make art—mosyly with ink on fabric or on an Etch A Sketch. I'm goofy as hell. I curse kind of a lot, but it's not because I'm angry. I love to hear other people's stories and if you tell me the same one three times, I probably won't tell you. I'm a vegetarian, but don't mind whether or not you are. I don't have any pets or children, but I'm so into it if you do. Or if you don't.

PHILOSOPHY

Since we seem to be existing, I see it as sort of our responsibility to experience and know what that "means," very personally.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a couch surfer I do nice things for people like assorted chores, I cook, and give back rubs. As a host, I basically do the same thing, but with more local pro tips.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I like making breakfast a lot, so I get along great with people who like eating it as much as I do. How close can we get to knowing one another in just a night or two? I've seen so many wonderful places and met so many wonderful people and because of the predisposition toward connecting intimately with strangers, I find that I hunger for it like home. It's a sincere pleasure that doesn't present itself as often as I'd like.

Interests

Making / seeing art, linguistics & languages, playing outside, hiking, riding my bike, dancing while doing everything else that I do, water, traveling, laughing, loving stuff, the synchronicity of life and death, ... and juice.

• pets
• arts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• coffee
• vegetarian
• gardening
• traveling
• cars
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh goodness! I love Herman Hesse novels. The first 60 to 70 pages are usually slow, but he always delivers because I think that the initial effort put in by the reader makes a pretty solid emotional investment. I read a lot of his work. I would go into it more, but I tend to get long-winded with this stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Between 2012 and 2013, I spent nearly 9 months driving across the USA, from NYC all the way into British Colombia, and back with someone I married at the end of it. We aren't married anymore. Let me tell you something--this world is really somethin' else.

Teach, Learn, Share

Language! I'd like to get to a "Bawler" level with my Spanish skills and can teach anyone what I already know, which is a grand amount. I can also teach you things about cars and how to fix/maintain them! There are tons of skills and lots of knowledge I'd like to get down with, so I stay open to whatever someone has to teach me. I'm also never too tired to lend a hand in the garden or in most places. And I can teach you how to make some pretty mean vegetarian food.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My coffee, my ears, and my past experiences, limited wisdom and all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Israel, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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