I'm into music. Listening to, playing, writing, dancing to, and talking about music. And math, I love math. I'm a singer/songwriter and guitar is my first love. I mainly play finger-style in the country-blues variety and play a lot of classical guitar as well. Also into slide, flamenco, flat-pick, chickin-pickin, country-twangin, etc. I play 3-finger banjo, upright bass, downright electric bass, piano, dobro, and mouth harp. I love skiing, mountain biking, hiking, surfing, kayaking, and disc golf. I'm new to climbing but think I love that too. And traveling to do all those things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Feel like I'm late to the party but have heard a lot of great things from friends who have surfed and hosted over the years. I'm getting started now in hopes of finding some music minded folks for some upcoming festivals in the area and the future.

Interests

Music, outdoors, animals.

• animals
• writing
• festivals
• dancing
• flamenco
• partying
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• blues
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• golf
• languages
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Andres Segovia, Francisco Tarrega, Ralph Stanley, Flatt and Scruggs, St. Vincent, Grimes, David Wax Museum, Jenny Lewis, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Tame Impala, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Mississippi John Hurt, Etta Baker, Big Bill Broonzy, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Elvis Costello, Shovels and Rope, Spoon, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Pavement, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Talking Heads, Drive By Truckers, James Brown, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Mogwai, The Roots, Peter Tosh

Books: Vonnegut, Math and Science History

Movies: Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Big Lebowski, Intolerable Cruelty, Solaris, Braveheart, Neil Young: Rust Never Sleeps,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's the little things. One time I busted out this sweet riff.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach all styles of guitar, scruggs and melodic banjo, upright bass, electric bass, blues piano, dobro. I'm also near-native fluent in Spanish. I love learning new instruments and techniques, and learning all languages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, Spanish, Stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States