I grew up in Michigan, in rural towns where half the population was related and every year, without fail, someone rode to prom on a tractor. The humidity and the snow, not to mention the dogma of the people there, never really agreed with me. So when a friend from my high school debate team suggested I move to a small island on the west coast, it was as easy as giving notice and purchasing a one way ticket, and moved to an island that I continue to learn so much from and will forever be a big part of my life.

But I can't sit still.

After a year and a half, I went to New Zealand on a working holiday visa, arriving just days before the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. A bad time to be a foreigner on a work visa, that's for certain. I had a wonderful 6 month stay before returning to my lovely island.

I now work for a company based out of Seattle, and I'll be spending the bulk of my year working in Alaska, returning every couple of months to my lovely island. After the summer season, I hope to get an Australia working visa, as the clock is ticking on that opportunity.

I love storytelling, in particular filmmaking, and swapping stories over drinks is, to me, the height of human experience. We live for ourselves and others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined couchsurfing back when I thought I'd have travelled much more than I have by now. I still hope to expand my experiences with this community.

I have yet to host, mostly because I've typically been a vagabond, but perhaps this summer, when I am not working on a vessel, I may be able to host at last.

Interests

I'm into writing and from time to time I can come up with something artistically adequate. I'm an aspiring filmmaker. I'm a web comic nerd. Really just a nerd in general. I play piano, and ukulele, and I enjoy reading. I've scarcely been able to consume as much I would like, so I hope that in my travels I can catch up.

Nerdfighter. Brown coat. If you know what those mean I'm sure we could be good friends. Though, I'm sure we will be anyway. :)

• writing
• film making
• drinking
• reading
• piano
• working visa

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: the works of Oscar Wilde, some YA, and lately Down and Out in Paris and London by Orwell.

Movies: Edward Scissorhands, Night Watch, Brick, Serentity, A Few Good Men, Arsenic and Old Lace, Maxed Out, Marjoe.

Television: Walking Dead, Game of Thrones.

Music: Amanda Palmer, Tom Waits, and Freddie Mercury are my holy trinity.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States