Capitol Hill in Seattle

ABOUT ME

extremely curious, liberal, and kinetic

generally laid back but...

one unbreakable house rule: no smoking or vaping, inside the building, the apartment, out the open window...ever.

PHILOSOPHY

You ride the merry-go-round once. Don't waste it.
Look for reasons to say "yes".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting in Chicago, a lot of hosting in Seattle
Dinner with a host in Whitefish MT

Generally, I am always open to hosting and ready to do so. There are a couple key/important things to know:

1. I do not work remotely at home. (I don't like it) - this means key exchange times have to be precise and well communicated. I am generally in my office 5 days a week.

2. I am often away on weekends - I'm happy to share the space whether I'm there or not--just know that when I need to head out, I need to head out. I'm not able to postpone due to airport issues, customs issues, etc. Often I'm catching transit with deadlines and departure times.

3. I often host a couple requests at once - particularly if I'm away.

4. The apartment is wired for Alexa control of most electronics. Please don't disable that by using the switches. (This has been a big issue lately with surfers- its set this way for a reason. Please don't disable it.)

5. Appreciating the generosity, but please do not leave alcohol or artificially sweetened drinks (e.g., aspartame) or Stevia sweetened drinks. Welcome to drink it while you're here, but please don't leave it or bring it to give.

Interests

Canada, politics, cafes, bookstores, kayaks, climbing, running, hiking, camping and then maybe hiking and camping a little more, liberalism, medicine, bioscience, technology, installation art, fountains, labor and employment law, strategic thinking, project management, soccer, veganism, university of michigan, montana, portland oregon, national parks, REI, road races (running), other people, awesome kids, networking, keeping in touch with people, why people do what they do

• arts
• books
• coffee
• baking
• fitness
• running
• politics
• technology
• bouldering
• hiking
• camping
• soccer
• swimming
• languages
• law
• medicine
• parks
• lakes
• mountains
• forests
• canada
• longevity
• chicago
• mid century modern
• canadian
• cliffjumping
• halfmarathon
• bookstores
• british columbia
• earthing
• ice bathing
• grand teton
• glacier national parks (us and canada)
• harrison hot springs
• revelstoke
• the bookshop_wigtown
• macleod's books (vancouver)

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Deadpool, Hugo, Requiem for a Dream (for the laughs really), Matrix series, Jason Bourne (not the Renner one), Oppenheimer
Books: a lot of different stuff - lots of history, biography, national park history, medicine, health, longevity, exercise, fitness - I don't read a ton of fiction, but I read a LOT.
TV: West Wing, Madam Secretary, The Diplomat, The Lake, The Magicians, Umbrella Academy, The Expanse, Game of Thrones (less S8), Schitt's Creek, Locke and Key, The Simpsons

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

42 day long national park hiking trip through colorado, utah, montana, washington, south dakota in 2010; hiking and camping all over the west, moving from place to place when the unemployment checks landed

Teach, Learn, Share

pretty passionate about national parks and national park history 1872-1950; pretty well informed about American (and many other countries) politics and government; can bake well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States