CURRENT MISSION

Read, make art, learn, etc.

ABOUT ME

I'm a student in the MFA program for visual arts at Washington University in St. Louis. I'm a poet. I am currently embarking on a life-long project to learn about the Beat generation, especially Snyder, Kerouac, Ginsberg. Also, I'd like to make some positive impact on the potential for peace and sustainability in the human and wild communities. And I like bikes and music.

PHILOSOPHY

Buddhadharma baby! ecology, compassion, minimal impact.

Interests

I'm interested in activism, travel, vegetarian/vegan cooking, art, biking, records, camping, etc.

• arts
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• camping
• ecology
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Kid Dynamite, Death Cab for Cutie, The Lifetime, Set Your Goals, Minor Threat, Cro-Mags, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Chet Baker, Bane, Bad Religion, Fiona Apple, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.

Books: Passage Through India, The Practice of the Wild, Turtle Island, Left Out in The Rain, The Real Work, Dharma Bums, Howl, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, Big Sky Mind: Beat Generation and Buddhism, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States