Current Mission

Just finished a Young Adult novel about climate change and activism, which has a female protagonist, friendship among girls that is not based on talking about boys, boys who cry unashamedly and other things previously unheard of :D Now, editing that thing.

Past

From March - August 2017 me and my friend Warren went traveling Europe. During our travels, we extensively used Couchsurfing and Trustroots, we spent some time WWOOFing, stirred up some shit at a Rainbow Gathering, made stone and wood tools at a Stone Age Gathering and met lots of exciting people :)

I blog on: ronanwinter.wordpress.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe in a world of sharing and community and will fight to make it real.

Interests

I love learning from and getting inspired by other people.

• writing
• literature
• capoeira
• environment
• hiking
• martial arts
• archery
• hitchhiking
• travel
• cinema
• wilderness
• permaculture
• archaeology
• sci-fi
• japanese
• climate justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Literature:
Walt Whitman, The Raven Cycle, Wild, Little Brother & Homeland, The Lord of the Rings, Song of Achilles, Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit

Music:
TV on the Radio, Nahko & Medicine for the People, The Neighbourhood, Von Wegen Lisbeth, Bilderbuch, Zack Hemsey, Alcest, Baroness, Jozef van Wissem, David Rovics, Bright Eyes, NMZS

Movies:
Into the Wild, Her, Mad Max: Fury Road, Ex Machina, Captain Fantastic, Der grüne Planet, The Fall, Snowpiercer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Three years ago, I almost had a nervous breakdown from attempting to get a BA in the suggested amount of time. I stopped trying to get a BA and went on a self-discovery rampage where I moved all my shit to the other end of the country, tried to study again, instead met a lot of people who get their food from dumpster diving and spend most of their time being political. After 5 months of that, I went on the road again with my best friend.
That's been amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I gladly share stories and experiences, always available for moral support (spent 24 years playing moderator to divorced parents, this should qualify me for being a part time therapist ;))

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer a lot of hope, crazy stories about travelling and climate activism, and a few granola bars ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan