(1st: i sometimes miss CS alerts, so please use the CS system and then also drop me a line at brcostelloekuehn@gmail.com letting me know, thanks!)

CURRENT MISSION

Soak up and spread: spontaneity, conviviality, beauty, health - the good stuff

ABOUT ME

I spend my time reading, writing, outdoorsing, dancing, going to weird art shows, playin' my geetar, cooking savory meals, baking bread, concerts in troy/albany and ny, keeping warm by the fire, trampolining, diving, playing percussion with Ensemble Congeros, snowsports, springsports, kayaking, hiking, dancing, gardening, peach tree growing, juggling, skateboarding, splitting wood, camping, meetings - too many meetings!

PHILOSOPHY

I love people. All kinds, shapes, sizes, moods, ages, languages, cultures, foods and musics. Animals can make life quite wonderful as well. I love gardening and plants too. Music keeps me going and pushing me in new directions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

since joining couchsurfing, i've stayed in about 35 cities around the country. i haven't been home long enough to host and return the karma much, so please stay! i have a couch and sometimes guest room for anyone interested in checking out ny's beautiful capital region. see a show, stop by the community bike shop, the mediasanctuary.org, etc. etc.. it's also a good place to grab a bite and some rest before heading up the the adk for some hiking.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

in siena italy the curfew was 2 a.m., which seemed impossibly early at the time, so i spent most nights for 5 weeks out in the park on the grass under the stars. did a 20 day tour of the U.S. and didn't have ONE unexceptional experience. couchsurfers have allllll been glorious!

Interests

Records, percussion (esp. afro-cuban), guitar, clarinet, cello, fermenting, spices, mangos, hammocks, sky/sun/moon, fireworks, light green, sunlight, permaculture and gettin' dirty

In school:
old list: democratization of technoscience; transnational social movements; art, activism, esp. bio-art; design; culture jamming; music; bioethics and identity shaping; alternative/independent media; sustainability, especially food production; intersectional analysis; pedagogy; improving collaborative research; anti-mcdonaldization; participatory action research; literary/cultural studies + social science

a little newer: creative modes of science/anthropology communication.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• design
• beauty
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• partying
• gardening
• shopping
• reading
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skateboarding
• anthropology
• communications
• cultural studies
• languages
• science
• social science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

[haven't updated this in a while, let me know what you're digging these days!] 13&god, a perfect circle, ace rock, amon tobin, antibalas, animal collective, beck, the marley family, bonobo, blackalicious, blockhead, bootcamp, de la soul, dj shadow, edan, the eels, fela kuti, the good the bad and the queen, gorillaz, gotan project, hot chip, zeppelin, kronos quartet, lotus, manu chao, madlib, modest mouse, mf doom, outkast, panda bear, tosh, floyd, pete bjorn + john, rjd2, roots, radiohead, super furry, steel pulse, tribe, tool, thievery, unkle, wu-tang (esp. gza, rza, ghostface), zappa, zion i.

Movies:
amarcord, michel gondry stuff, dance movies 1-8, music videos, tarantino, old scorsese, coen bros., children of men,

Books:
zen and the art, books that make me dream adventure, foucault, nietzsche, other dead guys, geoff dyer (yoga for people who can't be bothered to do it, paris trance, but beautiful), milan kundera, roberto bolaño

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

there are a number of dance parties that I've seen and been a part of that were truly amazing.. transcendental, forget (or remember) yourself dance parties.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach juggling, Jamaican dance, guitar, afro-cuban percussion. I would love to learn more about permaculture, drumming, languages, and cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking, music, conversation, more!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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