CURRENT MISSION

To form casual relationships with as many couches as I can and mutually enrich the owners of the couches.

ABOUT ME

Likes: the American West, the Northeast, the South, good friends, creating, kindness, the out of doors, music, books, doing wholesome/cheesey activities, doing not so wholesome activities, environmentalism, biking (pedal and motor), St. Elmo's fire, Will-o-the-wisp, embracing my past and present nerdiness/dorkiness

Dislikes: the status quo, stereotypes and clichés, urban sprawl

PHILOSOPHY

Life like a river

"The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed with only 1 other couchsurfer, but have hosted a number of people!

Interests

rock (natural and otherwise), environmentalism, sustainable outdoor activities, surfing, music, laid back people, laughing, slow food, urban living, learning, art, carpe diem

• arts
• books
• dining
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• mountaineering
• surfing
• skydiving

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Isabelle Allende - Inés of my Soul, F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell To Arms, Benard Schlink - The Reader, Jeanette Walls - The Glass Castle

Movies - Favs include Almost Famous, Braveheart, Star Wars

Music - Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, CSNY, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rapelling/ascending a 160 foot underground waterfall, hanggliding, skydiving, January mountaineering in the San Juans. 60+nights under the starts this past year

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