CURRENT MISSION

trying to see what happens when you let go of "the plan"

ABOUT ME

I want to learn everything. I want to try everything. I am an adventurer in my heart of hearts and I feel the need to let it out these days. Come visit with me, we can make shadow puppets and teach each other bad words in other languages. I love spending time with everyone.

PHILOSOPHY

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to show people all the awesome things there are in Vail. We have so many beautiful places and amazing things so do so come on over!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Up until 2009, I wasn't a very avid couch surfer. I felt so pressured by my job and school, that I ditched both and traveled all over the south in my '96 Ford Explorer with some musician friends that were touring. I gave up my apartment, my college life and went out to see what would happen. I feel in the mood to repeat this, but perhaps on the west coast.

Interests

Anthropology, Writing, Subcultures, Permaculture, Drinking, Traveling, Pets, Music, Hiking, Surfing, Making Noise, Folklore, Arts and Crafts

• pets
• arts
• writing
• poetry
• folklore
• cooking
• beer
• vegan
• drinking
• crafts
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• adventure races
• surfing
• anthropology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, MGMT, Iron & Wine, The Academy Is..., Neutral Milk Hotel, Against Me!, Daft Punk, Matt the Electrician, Elliott Smith, Rise Against, The Mountain Goats, Commander Venus, Shiny Toy Guns, The Beatles, Art in Manila, Uffie, METRIC, John Mayer, anti-flag, Miles Davis, Owl City, The Matches, The Shins, Belle And Sebastian, band of horses, The Eagles, The Postal Service, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Used, Ricky Skaggs, Beck, Aqualung, Justice, Modest Mouse, Desaparecidos, The Swell Season, Gregory and the Hawk, Death Cab for Cutie, Tsunami Bomb, Johnny Cash, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, Matchbox 20, Glen Hansard, Gypsy Kings, Flux Pavilion, Baths, Toro y Moi, Radiohead, Anything on KHUM or WRFL, any and all noise you can make!

The Royal Tenenbaums, The Dreamers, That Obscure Object of Desire, The Graduate, Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, 8 1/2, High Fidelity, Beauty and the Beast, Singin’ In The Rain, Benny and Joon, V for Vendetta, The Breakfast Club, The Darjeeling Limited, Into the Wild, Dodgeball, Amelie, Moulin Rogue, Rocket Science, Once, Paris J'taime, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Dark Knight, Princess Mononoke, Rushmore, Play Time.

Blankets, Codex Seraphinianus, Catcher in the Rye, Civil Disobedience, Running With Scissors, Watchmen, Joy Luck Club, Communist Manifesto, Possible Side Effects, Cider House Rules, Fight Club, A Corner of the Universe, Paint It Black, A Light in the Attic, All Quiet on the Western Front, Looking for Alaska, Tommyland, Dry, Their Eyes Are Watching God, Walden, 1984, A Short History of Film, The Maine Woods, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The Dark Knight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first time I saw Manhattan, I cried. I've seen both coast, the gulf, the bay, and the lights. I saw an ice storm that lasted weeks. I've stayed awake for days at a time and saw quite a few un-explainable things.

Teach, Learn, Share

I really want to learn about horticulture, sustainability, and how to live in peace with the earth. I want to learn anything you want to teach me. I can teach you how to make candles, vegan brownies, paper-mache, play some banjo, take silly photos, waste paint, french braid, cook collard greens, make a birthday cake, and talk with a southern accent. I want to share late-night chit chat, poems, beers, laughter, pictures of pets, anything you want to help me with.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States