CURRENT MISSION

discover the ultimate peanut butter sandwich recipe

****AND travel the southern states in Sturdy Ernie, my custom build camper mobile that I'm living in as I traipse about the USA and Mexico for an undetermined amount of time.

ABOUT ME

Non-smelly, open minded, easy-going, occasionally described as odd. I get a kick out of being in nature - birds, rocks, trees - you can't go wrong! I also get a kick out being amongst people. I'm in my element in a room full of strangers. So I guess I want to be in a forest with a bunch of strangers. With a selection of baked goods and dancefloor. and cheap beer.

I travel when I can which is never enough (mostly small trips). I value experiences over material goods, though I do have a mild addiction to garage sales (of course I need a vintage fondue set! I'm gonna use it all the time right...). It's always cool beans meeting new people and learning new perspectives on the world so I try to put myself into that position as much as possible. My current favourite cereal is Corn Bran Squares - sounds boring as hell but there is just something about them...

I pay for my cereal with a small company I started a few years ago. We do data visualization/analytics consulting like schtuff. If you want to geek out and talk data - I'm your human!

PHILOSOPHY

life's about contrast- you need the sweet and the salty, the good and the bad, the tuna salad and the chicken salad ("actually salmon is the opposite of tuna, they swim up the current while tuna swim with it"-J). to be honest I don't think you need tuna, salmon or chicken. I think the meat industry is one of the major contributors that is driving our world into the ground (check out Cowspiracy doc, they have the details).

without that contrast everything is just grey...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surfer, i would love to host but can't with current living situation

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i've explored cities with and without couchsurfing. surfing is by far that best way to make real connections with people. i generally seek out alternative and counter cultures - which you can't really find on the google but couchsurfers can always seem to point me in the right direction...

Interests

meandering discussions on mental health/gender/race/capitalism/humans then
drinking away my frustration
dancing like a fool
baking
rock climbing
eating cookies
data visualization
large groups of strangers
getting lost in new cities
mahogany
beets
bicycles
urban adventuring
hiking
bouldering
whitewater kayaking

• birds
• dancing
• recipes
• beer
• baking
• drinking
• boating
• traveling
• garage sales
• bouldering
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

can't get this song of my head: Golden Girls by Devendra Banhart

current playlist: fad gadget, david byrne, block head, man man, cat power, grizzly bear, dakhabrakha (seriously, check them out).

latest book: Darktower Series Volumn 1 - Gunslinger by Steven King. schweet, eery, dystopian scifi awesomness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

renting some crappy little boat in belize, storm comes out of nowhere, motor gets stuck, barely make it to a remote island with lobster everywhere. good times.

Teach, Learn, Share

squirrel catching
how the brain works
peanut butter sandwich recipes
"the nimble marmot" dance move. guaranteed to get you everything you want in life

What I Can Share with Hosts

friendly company
tips on the perfect pie crust

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Guatemala, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada