Hello there! I'm fond of puns and card games. I also enjoy using exclamation points, something you'll soon discover as you continue to read my bio.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently biking across the country in hopes to gain as much knowledge as I can in regards to urban permaculture. I want to volunteer and observe respectful interactions between different permaculture sites and the communities they're in so that I will be able to do the same in the future and grow FOOD FOR ALL! I'm grateful for the beautiful folks in this online community that are opening their homes to the world! Thank you!

Interests

Gettin' my hands in the dirt.
Opportunities to use power tools.
Good music.
Happiness and nature.

• vegan
• anime
• dumpster diving
• live music
• volunteering
• permaculture
• biking
• ecovillages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Lately I've been listening to Consider the Source quite a bit. I've also gotten into these folks as well...

Nahko and Medicine for the People
Liquid Tension Experiment
Buena Vista Social Club
Dub FX
Lior Shoov
Bad Liquor Pond
Samsara Blue Experiment
Ty Segal

Ich lese gern! Here's a list of my favorite books.

Steal this Book
Brave New World
Gaia's Garden
The Handmaid's Tail
Song of Myself
Monday Night Class
A People's History of America
The One Straw Revolution

Manga:
FMA
Elfen Leid
Black Butler
Inu Yasha
Hellsing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helping construct a vermaculture system for humanure. Oh man, it still makes me smile when I think about it. I'm just a nutrient-cycling nerd.

If you've ever called a composting system beautiful, we should be friends.

(But really though, vermaculture toilets are the coolest composting systems I've ever seen.)

Teach, Learn, Share

If you let me use your kitchen, I'd love to share food with you! Let's eat!

I can teach you:

How to talk in a goofy accent
How to fix a leaky faucet
Some sweet hoop tricks
How to change your headlight

Hm, I love learning. I'd appreciate any knowledge that you'd like to share! I'm particularly interested in...

Social Justice
Home Cookin'
First Aid
Gender Issues
Permaculture
Español
Practical Skills
Puns
New Music
A good laugh

What I Can Share with Hosts

Here's stuff I love to do that may be useful if I crash on your couch!

-Gardening (permaculture, food forests, biointensive, synergistic, Fukuoka/no-till, organic, square gardening....yaaaaaas!)
-Helping with bicycle repairs!
-Biofilter Design/Planning/Repair/Maintenance :) I just love biofilters
-Creating nicknames
-Humaure/Baño Seco Maintenance
-scratching puppy dog chins.
-Plumbing!
-Swales
-Vegan Cusine. Homemade queso? Mac'n'Cheese? RANCH!? Or my own special veggie burgers? You want home style vegan? You got it!
-Pretending I'm a librarian and organizing a book shelf.
-Fixing things! Wobbley steps and squeaky doors beware.
-House plants (fertilizing, repotting, and the like)

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States