We are Tom (34, USA) and Sol (26, Argentina / Spain). We are artists, musicians, nature-loving people. Normally we live in our forest retreat on the shore of Lake Superior in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. For now we are back in Kansas City, now looking for kind hosts to receive us for a short adventure.

Sol does loads of art, makes jewelry, paints murals, carves mushrooms, embroiders earrings. Tom plays guitar, piano, accordion, violin, bansuri, frame drums, etc etc. In our free time we go for walks in nature or look for cool folks to hang with. Our definition of "cool" includes basically everyone, as long as you are being yourself !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet good people, hear new musics, share food, wine, experiences -- get the most out of life for this short time we're here

Interests

-- making music, art and stories
-- mycology, medicinal plants, shamanism
-- animal rights and environmental preservation
-- expanding consciousness to include each other, other species, and Mother Earth
-- exploring the relation of humans with technology; how can we live in the 21st century and not become smart phone zombies?

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• vegan
• meditation
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

ever shifting-- some classics we always go back to

music: Radiohead, Fela Kuti, Talking Heads, Ravi Shankar
film: Big Lebowski, There Will Be Blood
books: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Tom is an amateur ethnomusicologist -- I've travelled and studied folk music all over the world. But these days we are in a 90s / 2000s indie phase, with some Irish fiddle music and the occasional drum circle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We can share stories in person

Teach, Learn, Share

Tom can teach music (piano, guitar, violin, rhythm, whatever you like, improvisation, composition) and English language

Sol can teach art and Spanish

Otherwise, we will share some laughs and ideas

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Poland, Spain, United States