CURRENT MISSION

It should not be denied that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations. Absolute freedom. And the road has always led west.

ABOUT ME

I believe in living simply. I've never felt comfortable staying in one place for very long. A blessing and a curse, I suppose. So it goes.
I'm a singer/songwriter, currently living in community with several friends, and considering going back to school for creative writing.
I'm trying my best to see and experience as much of the world as possible.

I'm currently in the process of planning a trip that will take me from California all the way up the West Coast to Alaska. I'll be taking a couple of months, looking for inspiration to write, looking for a potential place to live for a while, and hopefully couch surfing along the way :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I currently have no couch surfing experience, but I've heard only good things and I'm looking forward to testing it out myself :)

Due to my current living situation, I'm unable to host surfers, but I hope to someday be able to take part in this wonderful community.

Interests

Simplicity. Music. Literature. Film. Social Justice. Organic farming. Yurts. Plaid. Constellations. Mason jars. Communal living. Estuaries. The Aurora.

• writing
• literature
• singing
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
mewithoutYou. Neutral. Milk Hotel. Bright Eyes. Joanna Newsom. Colour Revolt. Marie Sioux. Fleet Foxes. Iron and Wine. Andrew Bird. Tilly and the Wall. Sigur Ros. Laura Veirs. Manchester Orchestra. Brand New. Yann Tiersen. The Decemberists. Rilo Kiley. Sufjan Stevens. Page France. Arcade Fire. Sidehill Winders. Rosie Thomas. The Shins. Sunset Rubdown. Wolf Parade. Handsome Furs. Regina Spektor. Neko Case. Tree By Leaf. The Chariot. The Everybodyfields. The Snake, the Cross, the Crown.

Film:
Rushmore. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Into The Wild. Amelie. The Science of Sleep. Winter Passing. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Wristcutters: A Love Story. There Will Be Blood. Fierce People. Everything is Illuminated. Running With Scissors. The Royal Tenenbaums. The Darjeeling Limited. Bottlerocket. Magnolia. Garden State. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The Motorcycle Diaries. Closer. The Last Kiss. Fight Club. Invisible Children. Lars and the Real Girl. Juno. Almost Famous. The Squid and the Whale. The Shawshank Redemption. 28 Days Later. Half Nelson. Igby Goes Down.

Literature:
I try to read the Bible. Into The Wild. Lord of the Flies. The Irresistible Revolution. Of Mice and Men. The Slaughter House Five. A Million Little Pieces. My Friend Leonard. Survivor. The Pearl. Everything is Illuminated. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Call of the Wild. The Scarlet Letter. A Tale of Two Cities. 1984. The Chosen. Frankenstein. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Animal Farm. Henderson the Rain King. The Places In Between. Out of the Silent Planet. Perelandra. That Hideous Strength. The Phantom Toll Booth

Teach, Learn, Share

I wouldn't consider myself a "teacher" by any means, but if there's a dusty guitar lying about, I'd be glad to show you a few chords. And of course, I'm alway in the mood for a rousing sing-a-long session :)