CURRENT MISSION

Accidentally become an astronaut.

ABOUT ME

I love sharing in a good story, and I go to bed pretty late.

I tend to become intensely invested and interested in things for a while, trying, and then I keep my knowledge and love of those interest with me as I delve into new projects. I run a small farm with my girlfriend in Detroit.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm not sure I've ever tried to settle on a personal philosophy, but I alter my life's course when I feel a new little bit of something true rolls by.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people at our farm in Detroit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

well-experienced

Interests

Natural Systems. Thinking. Conversation. Having interests. Exploring, especially places that are difficult to find or get to. Finding things worth sharing. Listening to music. Playing music. Wandering at night. Sundays. Playing with animals. Writing.

• animals
• writing
• books
• running
• gardening
• music
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books I like:
As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner
Italo Calvino
Franny and Zooey - JD Salinger
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Music: Randy Newman, Illmatic, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Nick Drake, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Fabrizio de Andre

Movies:
Children of Men
The Fountain
Network
The Big Lebowski
Down By Law

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting on the scaffolding underneath a bridge over the Chicago river, watching all the streetlights reach out and shiver on the water.

I've gotten into a few other things.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little about gardening and farming... actually I know a little bit about a variety of things, and not very much about anything. I can offer you some musical stylings from a couple instruments. I've read some books, so I can tell you what they say, and what I say about them. I can teach you about most commonly found plants in the Eastern US.

I'm always up for a lesson: language, science, anything you know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Croatia, France, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States