CURRENT MISSION

Two bike pedals in place of one gas pedal

ABOUT ME

I like sharing the company of people thoughtfully absorbing the world around them.

PHILOSOPHY

Getting there by bike is the way I like to go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I'm not traveling, why not have travelers stay with me?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I search for hosts before travel, I put in 'bike' as my keyword. It's like putting in the search terms 'find new friends'. Love for bikes plus love for travel equals awesome people. Thank you CS for making it easy to find my community all over the world.

Interests

getting down to the essence, witty smart asses, ballsy women with purpose, 48/15, watching kung-fu fighting, revolutionaries, jardin des tuileries, clinton & rivington, payal's apartment, super taste, 56% dark chocolate, the limbic system, palpation, proprioception, the lost art of conversation

• chickens
• arts
• perfumes
• dining
• chocolate
• coffee
• vegan
• drinking
• clubbing
• flying
• traveling
• cycling
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Sukiyaki Western Django, Big Bang Love, The Good The Bad The Weird, Khadak, MASHSF, Macaframa, Planet B-Boy, Paprika, Bomb It, Down By Law, Happy Together, The American Astronaut, Croupier, YiYi, La Jetee, The Promise, Ip Man 1 and 2, Red Cliff, All About Eve, F for Fake, The Celebration, Zentropa, See the Sea, Paths of Glory, Drowning By Numbers, When the Cat's Away, Camille Claudel, Dragon Inn, Iron Monkey, Cleo from 5 to 7, All About My Mother, Buffalo '66, The White Diamond, Nicotina, Bad Education, Babel

Empire of the Sun, FM Attacks, Hammock, NNXT, Gucci Mane, Metronomy, Cassette Kids, Treasure Fingers, Great Lake Swimmers, Futurecop, The Black Keys, Van She, Atlas Sound, Marsheaux, Jaylib, Holden, Cheekbone, Mylo, Pony Pony Run Run, GZA, Datarock, Jurassic 5, MC Solaar, Friendly Fires, Broken Social Scene, Passion Pit, Blackalicious

The Dancing Wu Li Masters, The Songlines, Che: A Revolutionary Life, Hell's Angels, Dot-to-Dot Zen, Maggie Cassidy, Siddhartha, ee cummings collected poems, Junkie, Speak Memory, Story of the Eye, Imajica, The Book of Nots, Nine Stories, A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, 1984, Ada or Ador, Crazy Cock, Brave New World, White Noise, Cat's Cradle, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Summer nights, eastside of the lake, taking in the cityscape.

Falling asleep atop a rocky outcropping in the Red River Gorge, waking up being engulfed by clouds, watching them eventually mist away to reveal the valley below.

Hearing the Dalai Lama speak in Centennial Park. Amazing.

Driving 4600 miles and seeing 7 national monuments in less than a week.

1000 mile road trips with friends to visit our extended biking communities

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to eat good food made with love. I'm still learning my new city but have discovered some terrific spots for food and drinks:

The Flying Saucer for sweet potato hash and warm, spiced apples. delicious coffee and biscuits, too.

Feed: their theme is chickens and it's all organic, but they accommodate vegetarians, no problem.

Tecalitlan: when you're craving something surreal, plus tacos and margaritas.

Jupiter Outpost: the best coffee and vegan cake is closer than you thought.

Club Foot: nothing sounds more refreshing for summer than a stiff gin and tonic for $2.50, right?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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