CURRENT MISSION

learn! live! eat!

ABOUT ME

I'm from Maine, been living in Minnesota for the past 5ish years. Recently graduated with a degree in philosophy, been working on farms/for the benefit of the sustainable/local ag community since then. Love to grow veggies. Beginner guitar player, do lots of hanging out and cooking and drinking beer, love the outdoors, hiking, kayaking, bicycles as transportation... I also do some organizing for radical education and my current job is to build community leaders in a stressed neighborhood by supporting community involvement in the food movement.

PHILOSOPHY

perspective, creation.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing mostly.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed a couple times when I was traveling in New Zealand, met some great people!

Interests

cooking, growing food, outdoor adventures, word games, good books, How I Met Your Mother, grocery shopping, playing/learning guitar and making music with my roomies and whoever.

• books
• education
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• beer
• drinking
• gardening
• shopping
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

favorite movies recently- Love and Death. 9 to 5.

favorite music recently- Bomba Umoya! 90s music, Crooked Still, Avett Brothers, Magnetic Fields. lots of different stuff

favorite books recently- The Cider House Rules, At Home: A Brief History of Private Life, The Omnivore's Dilemma.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

begged for money in an airport when I missed my flight. hitchhiked. seen some fantastic views.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share recipes, cooking and canning tips, and knowledge about gardening and farming!

I want to learn Spanish. I can exchange a little French, but I'm by no means an expert.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States

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