CURRENT MISSION

Make music, art and friends and have a preposterous amount of fun.

ABOUT ME

I'm from Alaska, big place it is. Very friendly and open sorta culture up here, abundant natural beauty, lots of outdoor recreation... I teach music and gig around town and record in my home studio. I'm a rather gregarious fellow and frequently surrounded by friends, especially when at home. I live with two other musicians and all three of us travel frequently with a touring Native Alaskan Tribal Funk band by the name of Pamyua.

PHILOSOPHY

Mine is a philosphy of action, mostly repetitive action, like strumming a guitar or left foot right foot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately, I'm having a hard time with hosting surfers conflicting with teaching private music lessons from my home. I'm changing my couch status to coffee and a drink. I hate to have to do that, but it's a little too odd for my students' parents to see a bunch of different unfamiliar adults around the place every week they bring their kids over. And it's a lot of work for me to police the cleanliness and presentation of the place. But I'm really into showing people around Anchorage!! We have a great network of bicycle trails in town, and world class hiking twenty minutes outside the city. I also play music with different bands in town and can usually suggest a good option for night life on any given night. I hope you really enjoy your time in Alaska and good luck!! Write to me if you need some Alaska travel advice!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been on both sides of this beautiful thing called hospitality enough times to know it's usually quite rewarding for both parties.

Interests

Gosh, I can't think of many things I'm not interested in... interest is the bane of my existence. Art, languages, sports, food, outdoors, travel, friends... ya know, all that good stuff.

• arts
• culture
• beauty
• dining
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• sports
• teaching
• emergency services
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Robbins is my hero among authors. I rather enjoy Pixar animation, and Music, sweet music, is my life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Not too long ago I watched an apartment-building sized chunk of glacier calve into the water not too terribly far from my kayak... scary but cool.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a great music teacher. I'm also pretty hot at the Fuesball table, and if you actually know how Fuesball is supposed to be spelled, we should talk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Denmark, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Spain, United States

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