l Iive in New Orleans, where I build furniture for a small woodworking company, and spend a lot of time writing fiction, biking around the city, and working on creative projects (visual arts and theater) with friends. Right now (May 2016) my girlfriend, Shannon, and I are staying with some old friends in a small town near Limoges, France. Toward the end of May, we will be briefly in Florence, and would love to make some friends there and find a place to stay for a night or two! We really just want to wander around, talk to you about almost anything, drink plenty of coffee, and maybe go to a gay bar! We don't need much from our hosts but would also love to hang out if you have time. We can cook for you, too!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have not participated in a few years, but hoping this will help to meet some good people now as I'm traveling in Europe.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I biked across the US in 2008 with my friend Lisa, and stayed with some really good people along the way.

Interests

Writing, reading, making things, woodworking, swimming, dance parties.

• arts
• writing
• theater
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• woodworking
• cycling
• swimming
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Annie Dillard, Tove Jannson,Miyazaki, Virginia Woolf.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycling across the US was a wonderful way to explore landscapes in my own country that I had never seen, and thanks to Couchsurfing I met some really wonderful and generous people along the way.