Currently living in Lima, Peru and wondering why Chilean wine is more expensive here than it is the U.S.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had tremendous luck with CouchSurfing throughout France, Switzerland, Colombia, and the U.S.A. Wonderful hosts who told me wonderful tales of previous guests and I can only hope that my name was eventually added to that list.

Interests

biking, walking, train-riding, flying, hiking, baking, caking, bread-making, eating, beer-drinking, coffee-guzzling, gardening, composting, French-toasting, French-speaking, Spanish-squeaking, letter-writing, knife-fighting, flashcard-regarding, book-reading, good advice-heeding, and also waffles.

• writing
• books
• beer
• coffee
• baking
• walking
• drinking
• flying
• gardening
• reading
• cycling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cat Stevens, Dave Matthews Band, the Clash, Modest Mouse, Jamie Cullum, U2, the Police, Ben Folds, Rilo Kiley, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, Louise Attaque, M, Manu Chao, MC Solaar, the Killers, Sufjan Stevens

Books: Gandhi, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Vonnegut, T. Robbins, Murakami, B. Waterson, Nabokov, Krakauer, Dickens, B. Kingsolver

Movies: Breaking Away and Nuit Sur Terre

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once had my birthday ruined by the guerillas of Colombia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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