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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
@GREENJANE
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION Edit and write my way into Chattanooga's bicycling communities. ABOUT ME A liberal, lively ENTHUSIAST. Also: Leo, lover, editor, teacher-in-training. Oh yeah. I dig trains. PHILOSOPHY Be Here Now
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Beer
Fluent in English
Learning French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING In the past I've surfed. Now I host. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Always eager for more! I love showing folks around my town, and love the experience of seeing new places from a local perspective.
Music, Movies, and Books
Reading: Murakami, Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Atwood, Tom Wolfe, Cormac McCarthy, Kunstler, Appalachian lit, the Sunday NYTimes, Nabokov Music: Bela Fleck, Al Green, Medeski (Scofield) Martin & Wood, Broken Social Scene, Grateful Dead, Wilco, Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, Bjork, TV on the Radio, The Books, Ben Folds, Built to Spill, DeVotchKa, M. Ward, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian
One Amazing Thing I've Done
The synchronous fireflies' mating ritual in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The amazing little creatures flash in unison, almost like Christmas lights, to attract the opposite sex. It's a very magical experience, and I believe it only happens in a few specific places on Earth.
Teach, Learn, Share
I do that Southern hospitality thing pretty darn good. Making breakfast is my favorite. I can edit your writing, resume, project, paper and rattle off a few things en francais.
My Interests
Trees & mountains, alt. transportation/BIKING!, costumes, learning, coffee, bluegrass, parks, spontaneity, current events/journalism, neighbors, late night swims, wine, whiskey and beer, live music, co-ops, exercising outdoors, natural healing, walking, psychogeography
