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Portland, Oregon, United States
@SWOOPS
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION becoming an expert of sorts in various ventures ABOUT ME I'm pretty new to couchsurfing, but I think it's a fantastic concept. I would love to host you and show you a taste of my city, in addition to whatever adventures and mischief happen to occur. I grew up in Camas, Washington, which is near Portland, so I'm sort of a local. I attended the University of Washington in Seattle, and more recently attended the Oregon College of Art & Craft. I would like to try living in a different city sometime soon, but haven't decided where. For now, I make a living by working at a hospital guesthouse on the weekends, teaching art to children and adults, and making silly little things to sell at stores. PHILOSOPHY Maybe life should be more like summer camp.
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning German
1 Vouch
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I'll be your gracious host, and maybe someday I will surf somewhere near you. I'm interested in meeting new people and learning about other cities, hearing people's stories, and having a grand old time.
Music, Movies, and Books
My favorite movies are Tapeheads, Grey Gardens, The Jerk, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and Bottlerocket. I enjoy music-- the kind that is creative, soulful, unique, and magical.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can offer: basic sewing skills, crocheting, plant terrariums, linocut/woodcut printmaking, various crafts, basic guitar, yogurt-making I would like to learn: improvements on any of the above topics, woodworking, kickboxing, yoga, Indian cooking, dancing (ballroom or otherwise), wine appreciation, and whatever other bizarre and awesome skills you might be able to share
My Interests
art (especially printmaking & photography), crafts, quality music, backyard fires, gardening, making new things out of old things, bicycling, thrifting, free stuff, recreational dog breed identification, freestyle aerobics, owls, doodling, improvisational cooking, vegetables, being outside