I am on a short trip to Spain with my Brother, Brian. I'm hoping to meet locals who love history, nature, and good conversation.

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I love the outdoors, especially bopping around on my bicycle or scooter and hanging out in trees. I like to find the best mountains for hiking, trees for climbing, and hot springs for lounging. Right now I am trying to learn how to use a dSLR camera. I love photography and just walking around taking pictures makes me pretty happy. Oh and eating. I really like eating.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I LOVE hosting people, especially when they will show me how to cook their favorite recipe or want to ride bikes with me. Right now I am traveling and am hoping to meet people who can show me the 'local side' of a town or who I can share stories with.

Interests

FOOD. really *truly* my favorite thing. I have a fun loose-leaf tea collection, bake french bread weekly, grow my own vegetables, and drool over most any food. Bakeries make my heart beat faster. ;)

BICYCLES. I have worked for a few different Bicycle Coalitions (nonprofits promoting people on bikes) and love riding my bike around town to run errands. No spandex for me though.

PLANTS. Besides growing vegetables I love having a cutting garden too. I am an amateur seed collector and have a library for a few hundred California natives. Redwood forests are my happy place and my favorite place to sleep is strung up between two trees (or granite boulders) in a hammock high on a ridge line.

SIMPLE LIVING. Having few possessions makes me happy happy happy.

• cats
• breakfast
• flowers
• nature
• bicycle
• trees
• lunch
• tree climbing
• dinner
• baking bread
• seeds

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Calexico, Yo La Tengo, Gomez, The Shins, Threes and Nines, Beirut, Wilco, CAKE, De la Soul, Buddy Holly, Weezer, Blackstar, Django Reinhardt, Elvis Costello, Charles Mingus...

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach people my favorite french bread recipe. I often travel with flour, sea salt, yeast and my big cast iron pot so I can make bread for friends and family.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's cook, swap stories, ride bikes, climb trees, hike mountains or...?
I am happy to clean too. :) Oh and Chris is traveling with me and he is a Computer IT guy who loves to help people with their computer or wifi problems.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Fiji, Ireland, United States

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