CURRENT MISSION

Fulfilling my telos

ABOUT ME

Gardener - Traveler - Artist - Writer - Linguist - Animal Lover - Friend of the Underdog

PHILOSOPHY

Engage, struggle, learn, repeat

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a couple of times and met some nice folks to hang out with in Aberdeen through CouchSurfing

Interests

Gardening, painting, reading, traveling, studying foreign languages, singing, engaging with others to improve the state of the world

• animals
• writing
• singing
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Patti Smith, Otis Redding, Bob Marley, Spearhead, Cream, the Doors, Al Green, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Massilia Sound System, Zebda, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Wilson Pickett, Bonnie Raitt, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Coltrane, Richard Thompson, Nina Simone, ...

Books: Dostoevsky, Kafka, Zola, Balzac, Colette, Tolstoy, Faulkner, Dickens, Rimbaud, Shelley, ...

Movies: Dr. Strangelove, L.A. Confidential, Sunset Boulevard, No Direction Home, The Big Lebowski, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Isles of Skye, Harris, Mull, Eigg, Iona, Jura, and Islay in Scotland

Teach, Learn, Share

The cones on true fir trees and true cedars (e.g. Deodars and Cedars of Lebanon) stand upright on the branches. Cones on false firs (e.g. Douglas Firs) and cedars, as well as on pines, hang down from the branch.

Soil in moist, shady areas, like woodlands, is usually acidic. Soil in hot, sunny areas is more alkaline.

Clay has the most nutrients of all soil types, but plants cannot easily access the nutrients in clay because it is so dense.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

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