CURRENT MISSION

catch lots o salmon

ABOUT ME

just finished a 5 week road trip in the southwest. back in PA for a wedding and then heading up to AK for the summer. i like to play outside, try new recipes, and start more projects than i can finish.

PHILOSOPHY

be impulsive, be passionate, play hard, and recycle.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i promise to be a courteous and entertaining guest. when i get a couch, i will share it with you. until then, you can ride shotgun.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

first time surf was at the jersey shore, where my hosts opened up their home, lent us their bikes, and talked like pirates. i moved across the country and surfed with some great folks & their families along the way.

Interests

i like outside things. birds, bats, mountains, canyons,rocks, snow. and thrift stores, backpacking, spicy food, painting, spanish, snail mail, espresso, climbing, good people. i also appreciate international cuisine but can only claim to make decent italian and mexican food.

• animals
• birds
• dining
• recipes
• mexican food
• thrifting
• painting
• music
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

my fair lady, garden state, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. bad zombie movies. crash. spun. requiem for a dream. pi. born into brothels. fight club. disney.world music. inspiring lyrics or good dance beats. or both...even better. the glass castle. the river why. desolation angels. desert solitaire. a language older than words. cannery row. norwegian wood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i touched hot lava flowing in puna, big island, hawai'i.

Teach, Learn, Share

i want to share my music. we can practice a little bit of salsa and swing. i can tell you stories about encounters with blackbears, weird animals in the amazon, and living in the sonoran desert. i can teach you how to make authentic biscotti.

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Peru, United States

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