CURRENT MISSION

Graduate from graduate school.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in East Tennessee. Now I live in Iowa City and study the Book Arts at the University of Iowa.

PHILOSOPHY

I tend to take things slowly. I have a lot of grace for my fellow man.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a great trip to Omaha and met really wonderful CSers there. Sine then I have had the chance to host one of those guys in Knoxville and meet a few passing through travelers for drinks and conversation.

Interests

Film (especially documentaries); Ray Bradbury and other Science Fiction writers; Photography; Riding around on my bike; art things; family history

• photography
• documentaries
• drinking
• tv
• cycling
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: S.E. Rogie ; Cake; Will Oldham; Old-time bluegrass,
Movies: It's a wide range, but to name a few: Kelly Reichardt, Frederick Wiseman, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Maurice Pialat, Spike Jonze, Robert Altman, & Hayao Miyazaki
Book: first hand accounts of things, especially filmmaking (On Filmmaking by Sidney Lumet or Picture by Lillian Ross); Sci-Fi writers of the golden age (The Illustrated Man by Bradbury); The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (a good movie but a great book); Shel Silverstein ("Peanut Butter Sandwich"); Walt Whitman ("A Glimpse")

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On the first day of college, the guy across the hall happened to be a hot air balloon enthusiast and he took four of us on a ride above the town. We crash landed at the edge of some woods.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a way of folding envelopes from a single piece of paper. I can teach you this method so you can fold your letters directly into an envelope, apply postage, and mail.