Aspiring farmer, living on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. I lived out of my truck as a desert tortoise biologist in the Mojave for many years before settling in northern Colorado and collecting a barn yard full of animals and insects and plants.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and have authentic experiences in each place I travel.

Interests

Bees, any possible kind of tomato, my pup jazz, hiking and camping from the desert to the tundra. Frank Lloyd Wright. Spaghetti.

Music, Movies, and Books

Isabel Allende, especially House of the Spirits. Paul Simon makes my heart sing. I love a good adventure flick and of course Inside Out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled through Southeast Asia solo.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to talk gardening, sharing what works, from seedling to canning jar, and everything in between.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of travel and work in the desert southwest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belize, United States