CURRENT MISSION

LOVE

ABOUT ME

I am open minded and scrupulous... I am opinionated, but humble. I like to think that I am relatively wise if not the brightest crayon in the box.

I like the concept of CS because it seems like the most organic, real way of experiencing a place and people for the first time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CSed my way from Vermont to Portland, Or. in late January '08. Thank you to all those that were able to help me get here and back two years later=)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's what got me back and forth across the country in '08 & '11...

Interests

Computers, Android, politics, organic & sustainable agriculture, music, travel, Reddit, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas, etc.

• politics
• traveling
• music
• boxing
• agriculture

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Jitterbug Perfume, Cats Cradle, 1984, I don't know. I don't read like I should.

Music: LCD Soundsystem, Tori Amos, Tool, Radiohead, Deftones, Apparat, Ellen Allien, MGMT, Pink Floyde, David Bowie, Sigur Ros, Beck, Cake, Parliament, Funkadelic, Iron & Wine, Fiona Apple, American Head Charge, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Ashley MacIsaac, Bjork, Billie Holiday, Ella, Blind Melon, some Blue October, Cold War Kids, Menomena, old Counting Crows, The Cure, Scissor Sisters, Led Zeppelin, Lemon Jelly, Feist, Sia, old G. Love, Johnny Cash, The Knife, some Les Claypool, some Massive Attack, MSI, Modeselektor, old NIN (although I can't really listen to it anymore), The Police, Portishead, Queen, Squirrel Nut Zippers, old Smashing Pumpkins, some Spoon, Sufjan Stevens, System of a Down, Thom Yorke, some Tokyo Police Club, Violent Femmes, some White Stripes, etc.

Movies: Waking Life, Nowhere, Short Bus, Momento, Traffic, Kill Bill (both vols), etc. I'm not a big movie buff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wouldn't call it amazing but, after the last growing season in Vermont, I drove to Concord, NH to campaign as a Deputy Field Coordinator for the OBAMA/Shaheen offices for two weeks up to the elections. It was good fun. I definitely feel like I made an impact in some way. I also got to meet some awesome people.

Teach, Learn, Share

You can't change the wind; you can, however, adjust your sails.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm compact. I'll do the dishes, take out trash, help you with your PC or Android, etc. You name it! I ask very little in terms of accommodations: literally just a couch. Anything beyond that is a likely undeserved (though appreciated) bonus, IMO.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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