ABOUT ME

My name's Fil and I'm from Rhode Island. I live in South Kingstown with the smartest person I know (my partner Emma), the coolest person I know (our kiddo), our two dogs, and two cats. I travel around with my friend Annie. She's a plastic lawn penguin from Massachusetts.

CURRENT MISSION

To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new cultures and civilizations, to boldly go where no penguin has gone before.

PHILOSOPHY

Be excellent to each other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Happy to host anytime I can! Love surfing with folks as we travel this great big world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All terrific. So many wonderful people in this world.

Interests

I love traveling, meeting new people, talking about new things. Tea is a pretty serious interest.

• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• social justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Octavia Butler, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, The New York Times, Paul Simon, Gillian Welch, Crooked Still, Credence Clearwater Revival, Wall-E, Up, Through the Looking Glass.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This one time, I married the smartest, kindest, most beautiful person I've ever met. We had a big party where family and friends came together to sing karaoke and dance and celebrate us. It was pretty amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to discuss anything and everything, hear how other people view the world. I hope I can provide some good conversation, thoughtful responses, and maybe some photo opportunities with the world's best traveled lawn-penguin.

And if you happen to be organizing a union or a campaign to promote environmental justice or something, I might be able to offer a few ideas and contacts.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know my way around Rhode Island pretty well! Happy to offer advice and a local tour guide!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, United States