ABOUT ME

I'm trying to keep everything in perspective. I aspire to a practical, graceful life.

Born and raised in California. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I started hosting Couchsurfers in 2006 when I lived in Japan. I've surfed a few times, and met up with CSers many other times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven’t had a bad CSing experience- many years of CSing goodness.

Interests

• gardening
• woodworking
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Crunchy guitars, crooning soulfulness, or a funky attitude. I also really enjoy the bluegrass.

Film- Rivers and Tides. Black Power Mixtape. 180º South. Network. Buena Vista Social Club. What Plants Talk About. Century of the Self. Surviving Progress. Coconut Revolution. Manufactured Landscapes.

Currently reading: History.
I read about history, politics, race, the patriarchy, ecology, and poetry, and other light topics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I survived a mudslide while climbing Mt. Shasta (14,179 ft/4,322 m) solo. Terrifying. Also exhilarating.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn: how to produce a zine, how to knit a beanie, how to weld, how to silkscreen. The list is long.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Poland, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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