CURRENT MISSION

Exploring curiosities, food, culture, music, and nature!

ABOUT ME

My main passions revolve around food and music. I constantly strive to find and use my personal tools to live a healthier life (meditation, yoga, herbs, laughter, movement, music, good conversations and relationships). I'm often thinking about what a world would look like without oppression, and what creating it would look like

My partner, Jess, and I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and often think about what cities and communities we could see ourselves living in. We're very interested in co-housing, eco villages, and lifestyles that revolve around shared resources. Excited to expand my community and meet interesting and beautiful people along the way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing to travel, explore new places, meet new people, and experience the amazing connections that exist in the world. I haven't been in a good living situation to host people yet, but I hope to in the near future. I've mostly used couchsurfing to explore new areas and meet other people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only positive experiences and connections since 2012

Interests

Traveling, Food (for the stomach, soul the brain), Music, Communities, Working Class Politics, Sustainable Living, New experiences; Adventures, Meeting people, Spontaneity, Laughter, Fermentation, Tasty beverages, Unique concepts and ways of living, Philosophizing, Listening, Eating, Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Different cultures (in the micro and macro sense)

• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• philosophy
• study abroad
• social justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Funk, Jazz, Groovy Dance Music, and weird eclectic stuff
Snarky Puppy, King Gizzard, Consider the Source, House of Waters, Radiohead, Les Claypool, Umphrey's McGee, The Mars Volta, Jaco Pastorius, Pink Floyd, Yes...

Books: Siddhartha, The Glass Bead Game, A Short History of Myth, Foodopoly, On The Road, The Yoga of Max's Discontent, State and Revolution

Movies: grew up on Dumb and Dumber and The Waking Life...now enjoy Everything Everywhere All At Once, Interstellar, The Room, and occasional good movies the streaming platforms can throw my way

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

had a life-changing and positively transforming study abroad exploration in India for 4 months

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything related to fermentation! Also gardening, farming, cooking, value-added products. tid bits in herbalism. I've been playing bass and guitar for over 15 years and love to share my creativity through experimenting and jamming with others.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, a calm presence, open-mindedness, music intellect, fermentation knowledge, cooking!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, India, Ireland, Italy, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States