ABOUT ME

I live in Alaska working on a boat in the summers and I do mental health first response in Bellingham in the winters. I strive to be a life-long student as I think learning is the most relevant thing you can do. I love animals, so much, all of them. I love mountains, especially climbing them. I find the water to be incredibly grounding. I engage with water in any way I can. I dislike shallow conversations and prefer to dive into meaningful conversation and community building interactions.

PHILOSOPHY

-Bad decisions make great stories, learned that in Portugal

-I am fucking crazy but I am free

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Ive hosted a lot and surfed a lot! Come stay with me or let me surf your couch, it will be the most fun you have all day!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I got a matching tattoo with a couch surfer once (ellipsis)

Interests

hiking, climbing mountains, puzzling, listening to podcasts, distance running, snowboarding, adrenaline seeking activities, painting, traveling, garage sailing, knitting, baking, eating, volunteering, exploring, people watching, wake boarding, exploring caves, repelling in slot canyons, swimming, drinking beer, swimming in caves with beer, yoga, seeing live music, dancing, being a vegetarian, animals, and good vibes

• animals
• dancing
• human rights
• beer
• baking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• reading
• painting
• music
• live music
• hiking
• kayaking
• mountaineering
• snowboarding
• swimming
• social work
• volunteering
• community
• scuba
• packrafting
• whitewater
• mental health first response

Music, Movies, and Books

I never had the typical high school English class experience so after I graduated I made a list of 50 books that most people analyze in high school. It’s been an interesting journey where I’ve discovered many new favorite authors, some of which include Orwell, Atwood, Chomsky, Coelho, Lorde, Vonnegut, Hesse

music: Mumford and Sons, Mewithoutyou, Manchester Orchestra, Ben Howard, Local Natives, Notorious B.I.G, Band of Horses, Brand New, the Talking Heads, Radical Face, Sufjan Stevens, Lana Del Rey, Macklemore, Steve Miller Band, John Lennon,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Escaped from the trap of monotony

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning Spanish.

I can teach you how to knit, snowboard, climb technical mountains and bake obscure delicious loaves of bread, I love talking about literature! I would love to chat with someone about going towards a trash-free lifestyle.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I strive for fairness

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, United States