CURRENT MISSION

To always feel at home

ABOUT ME

I love the outdoors, which is a large part of who I am. I also enjoy gardening, learning and facilitating learning, cooking, tying flies (and fishing, of course), hanging out with dogs, and playing games with friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in my early twenties and a little bit during my travels to Nepal. Most of my recent experience is hosting couchsurfers. I have a job, a few pets, a garden, and bills now that prevent me from traveling as much as I would like! I get out every few years, though!

Interests

Backpacking, my dog, running, climbing, moutaineering, canoeing, fishing, gardening, teaching, food, playing guitar, art, biking, etc

• dogs
• horses
• running
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• backpacking
• camping
• rock climbing
• fly fishing
• canoing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The River Why, The Alchemist, Desert Solitaire, Fourth Uncle in the Mountain, American Primitive, etc...
Movies: The most obvious good movies I will exclude. Other good ones are Boyhood, Nightcrawler, The Fountain, The Sound of Music, Cool Hand Luke, and all the Studio Ghibli movies. Documentaries, such as Planet Earth series, The 13th, Chasing Ice, Meru, Paris is Burning, and Wild Europe. TV series, such as Black Mirror, True Detective (s. 1), Broad City, Seinfeld, The Office, and Breaking Bad (of course).
Music: Stromae, Jeffrey Martin, Daniel Johns, D'Angelo, Fiona Apple, Janelle Monae, Madison McFerrin, Kris Kristofferson, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw wild horses in SE Oregon while backpacking. Oh, and while on the PCT around Big Bear, CA, a brown bear woke me up!I was cowboy camping and was face to face with the bear!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to fly-fish, tie flies, speak and write english, rock climb, backpack, read a map, go ultralight, a bit about experiential education, how to properly cut an onion....
I would love to learn how to cook your favorite dish, play your instrument, how to hunt, how to speak and write your language, how to bikepack, mushroom hunting or identifying, and probably so many other skills.
Let's have a skillshare day!

What I Can Share with Hosts

With hosts? I can share my knowledge in any of the above areas, I can edit papers and help write articles or reports, I can tutor students, take care of your pets, cook for you, work in your yard, clean your bathtub, etc...

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Nepal, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States