Lived a bunch of places in the US. Ended up in the military. Hated it. I'm now a member of About Face: Veterans Against War, and Ground Game LA. I do a lot of community organizing and political activism in LA, mostly around ending homelessness and war. I also do movie stuff.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Surfing, hosting, meetups, local advice. The whole nine.

I can't see any other way of traveling other than staying with a local. Anytime I have to stay in a Hostel/Hotel, I feel like I'm being grounded.

Interests

Live music, coffee, film, photography, bicycles, the great outdoors, running, diving, art history, art deco, art garfunkle, post-punk, post-rock, postal service, new order, new wave, new zealand, inside jokes.

• hiking
• geography
• history
• sustainability
• film
• activism
• socialism
• decolonization
• equality
• environmentalism
• bicycles
• anarchism
• justice
• new wave
• italo disco
• post punk

Music, Movies, and Books

Post punk/new wave e.g. Joy Division/New Order, Radiohead, The Talking Heads, Wu-tang, Vince Staples, Sigur Ros, Bowie, Stan Rogers

Sean Baker, Ken Loach, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Criterion Channel

Kafka, Catch 22, The Conquest of Bread, Wilfred Owen, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Base jumped off Mt. Everest. I don't know what this section

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about organizing, power mapping, running a campaign, first aid.
I want to learn more about all of those things.

I like discovering new music and sharing it.
I took four years of Spanish in high school but am far from fluent, I'd like to change that.
I'm pretty good at making terrible puns.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm more than happy to help out a host with just about anything. I'm pretty appreciative whenever someone has me as a guest, and don't like feeling like a burden. I hauled a massive pile of rocks out of one of my host's garden until I dropped one on my foot, taking me out of commission. On that note, I really don't want to move any more boulders, but I will if you ask lol.

Whether you like it or not I will most likely share with you lots of bad puns as I think of them (which is often).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Iraq, United States

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