HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I very much believe in the concept and love the idea of meeting people from all over the world! It's such a great and rewarding experience to meet people who are vastly different than I am. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I've couchsurfed in Kansas and in Colorado and have met some truly fantastic folks.

MUSIC: Damien Rice, Brand New, Elliott Smith, My Chemical Romance, Jack's Mannequin, Secondhand Serenade, Radiohead, Ashlee Simpson, Tegan And Sara, Ben Folds, Jimmy Eat World, Bleach, Arrested Devlopment (the band), Muse, Over The Rhine, Ryan Adams, Sufjan, Wilco, Gwen Stefani, Simon & Garfunkel, Band of Horses. MOVIES: Good Will Hunting, Royal Tennenbaums, Seven Years In Tibet, Under the Tuscan Sun, Alfie, Lost In Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Virgin Suicides, The Weather Man, Little Children, Once. BOOKS: Into the Wild, A Farewell to Arms, On the Road, Great Gatsby, Tuesdays With Morrie, Blue Like Jazz, Velvet Elvis, Into Thin Air, A Generous Orthodoxy