enthusiastic introvert, polyamorous, alternative community organizer, leather queer, plant enthusiast, reader.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

i like to travel and hear new stories.

Interests

birds, herbalism, mycology, plants, BDSM/alternative communities, gardening, learning skills, music, sewing, reading, learning, foraging, hiking, bike-riding, building relationships, social critique, holistic health, navigating dialectics, yoga, graphic novels, thinking about the future, fearing for the future, gothy fashion, electronic music, queer history, leather history, solo travel.

• birds
• fashion
• yoga
• drinking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
--bruce springsteen
--depeche mode
--KMFDM
--covenant
--mirah
--tycho
--big black
--the knife
--steve reich
--kavinsky
--fleet foxes

last movies i really enjoyed:
--mad max: fury road
--birdman
--big hero 6

current reading:
--bell hooks: "all about love"
--italo calvino: "cosmicomics"
--guy baldwin: "ties that bind"

most recent (completed) reads:
--ernest cline: "ready player one"
--andrew weir: "the martian"
--oliver sacks: "awakenings"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i escaped being potentially murdered as a casualty of circumstance with the help of US government agents in rural Nicaragua.

after a drink or two, I'll tell you the whole story.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about bird identification, plant IDs, sewing, farming/composting, signal whip target striking/throwing, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

free tea (i work for a tea company,) insight into different lives i've lived and continue to live, good stories, a houseguest who is fairly quiet and respectful.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States

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