CURRENT MISSION

finding the courage to make parallel paths cross; filling my mind and heart

ABOUT ME

we shall not cease from exploration
and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.
- T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

I left Seattle for Madrid this fall because I was too much in love with Seattle and I realized I needed to fill myself with new things to keep discovering the unlit corners. it hasn't all been easy, but it has all been good.

PHILOSOPHY

finding nostalgia for the present moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I may not have a couch or much of a sleeping arrangement currently, but I have feet and I like to explore! I love the idea of a global community and don't doubt that in the future when I have a couch I will be able to return the cosmic favor of hosting travelers. in the meantime I would love to explore Madrid with anyone passing through and meet people in other cities!

Interests

exploration! finding hidden things, drinking hot wine when it's cold and chilled beer or lemonade when it's hot, the golden hour, being out of my element, hiking

• wine
• beer
• drinking
• socializing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

accordion, harmonica, Lolita, Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke in general), The Little Prince, Middlesex, folky stuff, little Portland bands, Fleet Foxes, Amélie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the sunset I saw unexpectedly in the narrow space between two toweirng buildings the other day comes to mind more readily than any mountaintop or coastline. the seemingly small things sometimes give me the grandest pleasures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States