CURRENT MISSION

To practice hospitality to travelers and strangers.

ABOUT ME

Matt and I became friends in college a few years ago and now live together in Knoxville. I'm pretty laid back and tend to be more quiet and reserved. I like to read and talk lit/theology/philosophy. Matt is very friendly and outgoing--"life of the party" kind of guy. We both love music--listening, singing and playing--and would love to jam if you're up for it.

PHILOSOPHY

Matt and I are both Christians, and admittedly, it is the great love and hospitality that Christ showed to his followers and friends that motivates us to open our home to strangers. That said, our primary goal with CS is to welcome and befriend--not convert. We respect everyone's beliefs and hope you will do the same.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently we're just hosting, but hopefully there's some travel and adventure on the horizon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Brand New to Couchsurfing!

Interests

Logan: Literature (favorites include The Road by Cormac McCarthy, The Friend by Alan Bray, At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill), Writing, Hiking/Camping, Ceramics/Pottery, Folk and "Indie" Music (Sufjan Stevens, Radical Face, Dry The River). Learning to cook.

Matt: Loves Jazz and Rat Pack stuff. Crochets and pyrographs (wood burning).

• writing
• literature
• singing
• cooking
• partying
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• jazz
• trumpet
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• divinity
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Logan:

Movies: Lion King, Lord of the Rings, Once, Mean Girls,

Music: Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Dry the River, Noah and the Whale, John Mark McMillan, Tegan and Sara, Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Gregory Alan Isakov, Radical Face

Books: In Memoriam AHH/Tennyson, Where the Wild Things Are/Maurice Sendak, At Swim Two Boys/Jamie O'Neill, Rilke's Book of Hours, Love Undetectable/Andrew Sullivan, The Folded Leaf/William Maxwell, All My Friends Are Dead/Avery Monsen, Bossypants/Tina Fey, The Friend/Alan Bray, Les Misérables/Victor Hugo, The Light in the Attic/Shel Silverstein, The God of Small Things/Arundhati Roy, The Road/Cormac McCarthy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Waking up at La Push from a perfect night of camping with my best friends--slightly damp but insurmountably gorgeous! Easily the best camping experience I've ever had.

Teach, Learn, Share

Matt is developing his skills as banjo, trumpet and voice teacher. I've only taken one class in pottery (and it's all table work. No wheel experience), but I love any excuse to teach other people how to play with mud.

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Canada, Honduras, Kenya, Netherlands, Uganda, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Zambia