Note: I used to have a lot of references on here. I haven't used couchsurfing.org in quite some time. I'm guessing something happened during an update they did that wiped out my references??? Anyway, I used the platform A LOT when I walked across the USA, which I talk about here:

From 2011-2013, I walked 6,000 miles across the USA for gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation equality. I stayed with many people through couchsurfing.org at that time. During the years since, I lived and worked in New York City as a theatre artist and theatre teaching artist. From there, I moved to Upstate New York during the pandemic to farm and donate my harvest to those in need of food.

Recently, I left New York for good. I am currently working online and traveling across the country while working on two new solo plays, one about narcissistic abuse and the other about the inequalities in our labor system.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with other like-minded people and to meet people of different minds.

I also want to meet people who do permaculture/food forestry.

Interests

Activism, theatre, teaching, growing food.

Music, Movies, and Books

I consume a variety of media.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked 6,000-miles across the USA for gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation equality. Learn more about that experience here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alan-bounville-into-the-light-walk_b_2639379

Teach, Learn, Share

News about my work...
Piepenburg, Erik. “Gay Histories, Recreated Within Reach.” New York Times 4 Mar. 2017. C4. Print and Web.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/theater/gay-histories-close-enough-to-touch-but-dont.html

Thrasher, Steven W. “Out from the shadows: why cruising had a cultural moment in 2016.” The
Guardian 29 Dec. 2016. Web.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/29/cruising-gay-culture-2016

Grandstaff, Alex. “Alan Bounville is a Man Moving Forward... And He Wants Us to Come With Him.” Out Smart 16 Apr. 2012. Web.
https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2012/04/alan-bounville-is-a-man-moving-forward-and-he-wants-us-to-come-with-him/

Some personal writing samples...
“Reclaim Pride: The Future of LGBTQ Movements.” 12 Mar. 2019. Web.
https://www.123ish.com/en/entries/1634-reclaim-pride--the-future-of-lgbtq-movements

“Queering the Immigration Conversation — LGBTQI Asylum Seekers’ Stories.” 29 Jan. 2019. Web.
https://www.123ish.com/en/entries/1548-queering-the-immigration-conversation---lgbtqi-asylum-seekers--sto

“Does Drinking Make You More Creative? 3 Steps for Creative Sobriety.” Eric Christian Johnson. 29 Mar. 2018. Web.
https://erikchristianjohnson.com/does-drinking-make-you-more-creative-3-steps-for-creative-sobriety/

“Top 5 Things I Learned Walking Across the USA for Sexual Equality.” Eric Christian Johnson. 11 Mar. 2018. Web.
https://erikchristianjohnson.com/top-5-things-i-learned-walking-across-america-for-sexual-equality/

“In Our Words Makes Gay Sex Happen On Stage.” The Civilians Extended Play. 26 Oct. 2016. Web.
https://extendedplay.thecivilians.org/in-our-words-makes-gay-sex-happen-102616/

“Follow an Education at Roundabout School Residency.” Roundabout Theatre Company Blog. 26 Apr. 2016. Web.
https://blog-archive.roundabouttheatre.org/2016/04/26/follow-an-education-at-roundabout-school-residency/

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love couchsurfing.org and the types of folks who gravitate toward this site and experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, England, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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