CURRENT MISSION

STEED 2010

ABOUT ME

I've been to Palestine and the Balkans. When I was getting my bachelors degree, I've dropped out here and there, always to return as a stronger student--more hungry to learn than ever before.

PHILOSOPHY

Dearest late capitalism: I have some questions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Not a lot of folks come to Cornish, as it is about 35 miles outside of the closest city in Maine, but all are welcome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I like flying by the seat of my pants.

Interests

They have heart and they're honest, which, honey, is all that fucking matters at the end of the day.

• flying
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Josh Loring (any), The Locust, Peet Chamberlain (any), Heather, Swing Kids, Micah Blue Smaldone, Crimson Curse, Galen Richmond (any), Bob Dylan, Chuck Prophet, Sarah Ramey (any), Fire on Fire, Waylon Jennings, Dan Reeder, Ogre, Will Oldham (any), Giant Sand, Honey Clouds, Japanther, Nick Cave, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Big Meat Hammer, Spencer Albee, Leonard Cohen, Phantom Buffalo, M. Gira (any), Extendo-Ride (all incarnations), Mike Patton (any), Wu-tang, Ocean, Blood Brothers, Dropkick Murphys, N.W.A., The Fucking Champs, Reverend Horton Heat, Townes Van Zandt

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been to Palestine and the Balkans. Let's talk.

Teach, Learn, Share

I do somewhat enjoy the life of the nomad. I always imagined heroes, villains, Socrates, adventurers, Benjamin, Christ and his disciples, etc. to be folks who were defined somewhat by their simple need for a place to stay for the night; who didn't have anywhere else to go; who had long ago ceased understanding the concept of "home." Home, after all, is a moot point when you're fighting good, bad, evil, or yourself. After a long enough time surfing around, I find that I very much enjoy a strange couch, bed, floor, whatever, as much as my back and neck do not. Perhaps, after a long enough stay away from my own rented living space, it too will become just another provider of a temporary surface for my hard-to-settle head.

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