CURRENT MISSION

Stoop kids not afraid to leave the stoop!!

ABOUT ME

I actually live in the Grand Canyon but couchsurfing wouldn't let me say that. If you're hiking and can't get a reservation or whatever get at me we'll see if we can't work something out!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before I even knew what Couchsurfing was, I surfed my friends & acquaintances floors & couches. I also slept in the woods, but that's kind of a different story. And at school we would often let the touring musicians stay in our pit (ie. the futon & the couch pushed together & littered with throw pillows.) This website existing is super nice.

Interests

bats, black cats, peanut butter, ROOTBEER, the color yellow, the summer of '97, This American Life, croque monsieurs, ROAD TRIPS, florescent lights that flicker, all night diners, Robert Frank's "The Americans," dusk, the sounds of a summer night, pistachio, Diane Arbus, RoadsideAmerica.com, UFOs, conspiracy theories, wood paneling, cigar store indians, firefly weather, 3AM conversation, Paula Deen, Ben & Jerry's Cubby Hubby, the smell of leaves burning, pictures of other people's families, snapshots of kids on halloween, facts about science, facts about history, etymology, writing, volunteering, snails, frogs, NPR, puns, hair dye, singing in the shower, Miranda July, playing that song on repeat, wet pavement, bonfires, thrift store shopping, dance parties, short stories, night swimming, happy hour, butter

• cats
• writing
• singing
• coloring
• dancing
• partying
• happy hour
• shopping
• thrifting
• hiking
• swimming
• astronomy
• etymology
• history
• science
• volunteering
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan, No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July, 9 Stories by JD Salinger, South of No North by Charles Bukowski, The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexi, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon, Dishwasher by Pete Jordan, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

Music: Patsy Cline, Otis Redding, Beach House, MODEST MOUSE, Hank Williams, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Sam Cooke, The Books, The Velvet Underground, THE REPLACEMENTS, Fleetwood Mac, Third Eye Blind, Sufjan Stevens, The Shangri-Las, Jens Lekman, Janis Joplin, Grizzly Bear, Television, Girls, Cat Power, Roy Orbison, Rolling Stones, Best Coast, Vetiver, Dom, Andrew Bird, Beach Boys, Blondie, Girl Talk

Movies: Midnight Cowboy, Band of Outsiders, Bonnie and Clyde, Harriet the Spy, Annie Hall, Ghost World, Before Sunset, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Edward Scissorhands, Reality Bites, Footlight Parade, Heathers, Now and Then, Children of Men, Amelie, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

TV: Antiques Roadshow, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, My So-Called Life, Roswell, the first season of Friday Night Lights, South Park, Always Sunny, 30 Rock, Community, The Daily Show/Colbert Report

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I found a record player in the trash which I took home and discovered worked perfectly. That was awesome. NASA's astronomy pictures of the day are pretty cool too: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Teach, Learn, Share

That song "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" taught us all a lot, I think.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Jamaica, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States