I'm a friendly fellow on the whole: I'm often in crowds and I enjoy being with people, but I also appreciate a quiet corner and a good book.

You would probably consider me a standard-issue Yankee... raised in Northern New England with a quiet, cheerful affability. I wear non-ironic lumberjack shirts but can get dressed up too.

I play music but don't force it on people. I make art but am kinda shy about it. I enjoy traveling and have been all over the world. Recently I was a special envoy in traditional music for the State Department, traveling to Mongolia.

www.bennettkonesni.com
www.edithandbennett.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy having real cultural interactions rather than staying in a depressing hotel. I also like saving money (I'm a New Englander!) and so this makes sense.

Interests

Traditional Fiddle, Guitar and Banjo music
Scandinavian Design
Work Songs
Paper Art
Cooking
Farming

• arts
• books
• singing
• design
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• fishing

Music, Movies, and Books

Goodland Trio
Swåp
Bruce Molsky
Tim O'Brien

Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Shanties from the Seven Seas by Stan Hugill

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been a member of a singing fishing team in Ghana

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning Scandinavian fiddling and Swedish
I'm learning to build our own house

What I Can Share with Hosts

Singing
Guitar
Banjo
Art
Organizational Management
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Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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