CURRENT MISSION

Turn the city over, shake it and see what comes out

ABOUT ME

A friend just introduced me to CouchSurfing and I'm excited to learn more! I'm a Northern Californian about to move to LA for school. Looking forward to a new city but worried all that sunshine's going to make me crazy...

PHILOSOPHY

Hold on to the center.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just surfing right now -- hope to find a home in LA where I can host people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to this, but when I lived in Mali I met a few great people who were surfing through Gao on a friend's couch. I was really impressed with the openness of CouchSurfers -- and from what I've seen in San Francisco they throw great parties!

Interests

urban planning, transportation systems, local politics, public policy, bicycling, hiking, cooking and fermenting strange foods, Situationist philosophy, exploring new places

• cooking
• running
• partying
• politics
• hiking
• surfing
• public policy

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Tao Te Ching, Brothers Karamazov, anything by Ursula Le Guin, Octavia Butler, William Gibson, John Brunner or Philip K. Dick
Music: Anything from indie rock to tropicalia to hillbilly songs about mules.
Movies: Love Terry Gilliam, early Woody Allen, Fellini, Bunuel, Kurosawa

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camel races in northern Mali: we chased the camels in the back of a pickup for 20km. Did you know that camels wobble from side to side when they run?

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm clumsy with my hands but I cook a mean stir fry.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ghana, Mexico, Morocco

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mali, United States