CURRENT MISSION

make metal art, save money to travel

ABOUT ME

i am curious, spontaneous, and crazy about life. i left the USA in 2010 on a bicycle i made from scratch. after riding as far as Colombia, i bought a motorcycle to ride around south america. i came back to the US in 2013 and recently started a metal fabrication business in Springfield, OR. I make metal things and recycled art. i am a lost soul with a free spirit and an untamed heart.

I like jokes and i love people that crack them. i love ice cream and making things with my hands and going on adventures.

my adventure blog is here: www.spokecount.com
my metalwork is on instagram here: @so.metal

PHILOSOPHY

Follow your heart and the universe conspires to help you... (Siga tu corazón y el universo te apoya)

Lo bailado nadie te lo quita.

HINT: if you wanna stay, call or text if you can, to tell me to check my couchsurfing messages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use couchsurfing to meet interesting people. i try to bring something unique to the table. i try to stay with people when i am on the road. i have always offered my place, but i usually live somewhere out of the way and don't get many visitors.

uso Couch para concer a la gente. a la gente interesante. intento traer algo unico a la mesa.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First: I couchsurfed in Ireland by accident when I was bike touring there by meeting a couchsurfer in Galway. she was also bicycling around Ireland and taught me about the project.

Best: Puerto Montt, Chile. Surfers arrived from Germany, Russia, Australia, and the USA to make the perfect storm of humor, food, and dancing until dawn. 2 nights in a row! Nobody wanted to leave!

I also use Warmshowers.org, it's like couchsurfing for cyclists. I recommend it.

Interests

Bikes, unicycles, jokes, food, trucks, motorcycles, walking, rivers, deserts, protecting the environment, soul-searching, old cars, talking to wise old people, tattoos, mountains, women, stargazing, treasure-hunting, art, live music, welding, making things by hand, sharing, iron

• arts
• tattoos
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• beer
• walking
• motorcycles
• cars
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hunting
• wrestling
• history
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Waits, The Offspring, Lynyrd Skynrd, Calvin and Hobbes, Daft Punk, Jeff Black, Rage Against the Machine, Edward Abbey, Larry McMurty, Manu Chao, Red Hot Chili Peppers, anything with a steel guitar, Cormac McCarthy, In Search of Captain Zero, heavy metal, country, old punk, electronic, house and techno, blues, folk, quentin tarantino movies, cohen brothers' movies, old gangster flicks, mockumentaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i rode a unicycle 2700 miles along the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. The unicycle hangs on the wall in my workshop. you can see a video about it here: https://vimeo.com/17852073

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
bicycle repair
how to make a stove from 2 beer cans
freestyle and folkstyle wrestling
welding
knots
jokes
how to use a map and compass

Show me a special place in your town. Teach me a joke. show me new music or food.

true happiness is shared.

la felicidad verdadera es compartida.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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