CURRENT MISSION

stayin' grounded

ABOUT ME

being trying doing learning loving giving

PHILOSOPHY

go with it, but planning at times may save your ass a time or two.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

in 2003, i was one of the first users of couchsurfing and have done a bit of writing for the safety section of the website a few years ago :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

yes, please.

Interests

birding, painting, family, honesty, general science and history, appreciating, finding a balance, learhhhnhing, taking trains and planes wherever i can for cheap costs

• writing
• painting
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

film that strikes me all over again every time i think of it: dr. strangelove
highly recommended books: autobio. of malcolm x, life of pi, a moveable feast, balzac and the little chinese seamstress, the life and times of the thunderbolt kid, the hitchhiker 'trilogy'
music that captures the imagination: radiohead, jose gonzalez, the avett brothers, dolly parton, the judds, stars, al green, sarah vaughn, badly drawn boy, kally price, willie nelson, ghostland observatory, broken social scene, the decemberists, devotchka

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i have as many stories as an 89 year-old grandmother. don't get me started.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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