CURRENT MISSION

To fill the empty house I am paying for anyway with as many CS'ers as possible this summer!

ABOUT ME

Coming soon...

But really, all you have to remember is that I am open and energetic and outgoing and fun loving and a little bit crazy... but in all the right ways.

PHILOSOPHY

"When you've done something right, people won't know you've done anything at all." -God from Futurama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted some pretty wonderful people and made some awesome friends through CS. I think it is an amazing system that opens a world of possibilities.

Interests

Writing of any kind, nature/hiking/camping, my animals, my family, long conversations about nothing, dancing like no one can see me, spontaneity, the smell of hay/grass/laundry/rain/snow, counter culture, making music, music magazines, art, craft projects, people watching, Sloot Adventures, shows, the Gators, museums, good beer, traveling, outdoor music, making something with my hands, appreciating emotion, body pillows, '60s/'70s culture fanatic...

• animals
• horses
• arts
• culture
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• journalism
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Moulin Rouge, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Half Baked, Animal House, Gattaca, Pulp Fiction, Instinct, The Goonies, Kevin Smith Movies, Wes Anderson Movies, Tim Burton Movies, Chris Guest movies, Hook, A Very Long Engagement, Amelie, Everything is Illuminated, Trainspotting, Layer Caker, Little Miss Sunshine, Almost Famous, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Spaceballs, Office Space, Thumbsucker, Memoirs of a Geisha, all the usual comedies, etc...

Books: As I Lay Dying, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Juliet Marillier Books, The Bluest Eye, The Secret Life of Bees, The Scarlett Letter, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Catcher in the Rye, Peter Pan, Shell Silverstein, Black Beauty, Rock 'n' Roll is Here to Stay, A Farewell to Arms, Dr. Suess, The Best American Non-required Reading, You’re a Naughty Child and That’s Concentrated Evil Coming Out the Back of You, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a music journalist, I get pretty sweet press passes to events like Bonnaroo and tons of more local events. I think being able to ask Tom Petty about his long absence from Gainesville after he returned in 2006 was also a serious highlight.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Riding horses, knitting, photography; cooking; Judaism

Learn: about new cultures, sills, art, religions

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States