CURRENT MISSION

Relax, go to basilicata and Calabria, move to the big apple

ABOUT ME

bold, nervous, gregarious and introverted, and all of these at the same time...literary, saxophone, guitar, likes to sing, folkoric music and dance

I dream for other worlds and other times disappeared, and yearn to recreate them through writing, film and translation and sketching.

I live in Marseille at La Plaine, it`s like living in a village. I study in Aix at the fac de lettres and I work teaching at schools in Marseille. I''m moving to New York to do my French Lit. Doctorate at NYU

PHILOSOPHY

There is a specter haunting the breached interactions of humanity. Throughout history our ability to communicate has been interrupted by a suggested drive towards consummation... beauty, kitsch as it seems, only exists when you can share it with others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Oh so busy ! But always hit me up...I might be able to find you some space ! Or at my girlfriends' place (she's nice and French and will be living in the center of Marseille) or at a friends...we're all in the process of moving but someone usually can put you up. I

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had some great guests in Arles and Marseille

Interests

Writing, Sociology, Cultural criticism, baseball (Mets and Royals), Yoga, History, movies, cooking (mainly maghrebian, italian, greek, spanish and some asian.

• writing
• singing
• sketching
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• movies
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• baseball
• history
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently ...

Music : Silvio Rodriguez, Carlos Gardel, Fabrizio de André, Mozart, The Who, The Stones, Beatles, Blues, Buckwheat Zydeco, REBETIKO (Tsaous, Abatzi, ESKENAZI, Ninou, etc...), Pizzica
Book : Balzac, Derrida, E A El Maleh, Rushdie, Gide, Tintin, Adèle Blanc-sec, Tezuka
Film : Young Frankenstein, Persepolis, Flight of the Conchords, Le Mépris, La Dolce Vita, Mario Bava, Luis Bunyuel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was born in Kansas City and now I live in Marseille(for 3 years) Now I'm moving to the big apple

Teach, Learn, Share

Writing suggestions...editing, translating...history...card games, frisbee games, etc... JUGGLING--teach me to be better at the david bowie labrynth ball thing...

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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