I am a nomadic cheesemaker who is traveling while researching traditional dairying, pasture management, and Cheesemaking while volunteering. I am passionate about food, and explore culture mainly through seeking out and sampling local cuisines, fermented bevarages, and farmed foods. I read and write a lot, love to go on long hikes, explore regional architecture and historical sites. I love to travel and explore but am doing so with a sense of purpose and a mission. To observe endangered food production methods before they disappear forever. To see older ways of humans and livestock interacting with ecosystems in mutually beneficial ways.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am seeking to experience the places in which I travel by meeting local people and seeing how they work, live and relax. I generally do work trades through workaway while I travel and in between these I would like to stay with couchsurfing hosts in various cities and regions I am interested in. I find the best way to really see an area is to meet local people and follow their advice on what to see and where to eat and drink.

Interests

• beer
• coffee
• wine tasting
• hiking
• skateboarding
• history
• food
• cultures
• fermentation
• hot springs
• nature walks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: 1920's and 30's Jazz and blues, folk punk, instrumental hip hop, outlaw country,
Movies: Kubrick, Godard, Fellini, and Kurosawa
Books: Sometimes a Great Notion, Moby Dick, The Dispossessed,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once won a moth eating contest.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn about regional foods, cooking, history, culture, religion, mythology, customs, superstitions, languages, and farming

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my stories and experiences, I can cook and ferment things, I can help with gardening and animals care.
I can teach what I know about cheese making, Asian dairying traditions, food chemistry, world history, anthropology, soil, weather, astronomy, and plants.
I actually want and do work as a volunteer while I travel so I would be willing to help with most any type of chores or tasks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mongolia, United States