To me, couch surfing is a great way to have a more well rounded experience in comparison to staying in a hotel. Plus, it makes traveling a bit easier on the pocket book. It is a lovely way to meet new people and make friends. I enjoy the deep feeling of gratitude I get when another extends kind hospitality.

Music: Erica Dee, Jeremy Evanston, Motown, Cat Stevens, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mike Love, Dezarie, Lord Huron, Steel Pulse, Midnite, The Doors, Amos Lee, John Browns Body, The Gladiators, Don Carlos, Lake Street Dive, The California Honey Drops,The Kooks, Seth Bernard and Daisy May, John Hartford, Modest Mouse, Elephant Revival, Rising Appalachia, Lauryn Hill, Random Rab, MaMuse... Movies: Alice and Wonderland, Madagascar, Sandlot, Into the Wild, Hook. Bang-o-rang! Books: The Crystal Cave, Plant Spirit Medicine, Return of the Bird Tribes, Between the Gates, Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying, Animal Speaks, Still Life of Woodpecker, Star Woman, Black Elk Speaks, Princess and the Goblin, The Way of the Wizard.