Hi there, my name is Playdoh. I’m a puppeteer and help run a puppetry festival in New Orleans. I also pedicab (pedal a bike taxi) in the French Quarter.

My partner, Basil and I, are visiting Colombia in December - it’s my first time in South America and I’m excited to meet local folks and learn about the history and cultures.

Some interesting stuff about me? I did a performance in a squirrel costume for a year, I’ve lived in various coop houses with 25+ people for 4 years, I rowed a boat across a baseball field.

Always happy to help with house chores, cooking/cleaning, fixing things, etc…

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am hoping to travel to gain a more diverse and expansive knowledge of cultures and traditions. Im traveling through Colombia starting in Bogota in December and hope to make some new friends!

Beyond all that - it feels fundamentally important to me that there is something like Couchsurfing where people can meet and offer to share space in a way that is not monetized.

Interests

Meeting new people, hiking, dancing, hanging out.

• arts
• books
• theater
• street art
• civil rights
• human rights
• reading
• live music
• hiking
• backpacking
• art history
• ecology
• history
• religion
• hitchhiking
• cooperative living
• spirituality
• performance art
• intentional communities
• desert
• biking
• activism
• water
• ecovillages
• performance
• organic farming
• puppetry
• musical theater
• earthships

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Mad Max Fury Road, El Topo
Music: Listening to a lot of Chappel Roan lately 😭
Books: love sci-fi, novels, poetry - recent faves “I Cheerfully Refuse”, “The Power”, “An Unkindness of Ghosts”

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled in the West Bank (Palestine) for 3 months farming and meeting people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share knowledge on: building puppets, cooperative living, improvisation exercises for playful performance and dance, Photoshop basics, basic house maintenance stuff, writing help
Collab: zine making, dancing, a show?
Learn: would love to learn more traditional crafts such as basketry

What I Can Share with Hosts

helping to keep the house clean and tidy!

a sense of humor, food, books, drawings, pieces of writing, dancing, conversation, childcare, chores, etc

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Germany, Israel, Palestine, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States