CURRENT MISSION

BOUGHT THE TICKET, TAKING THE RIDE

ABOUT ME

I LOVE TO EXPLORE. IT IS IN MY BLOOD. I WAS RAISED AS A NOMAD. I CAN'T FATHOM A LIFE TIED DOWN TO ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION WHEN I STILL HAVE SO MUCH OF THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD TO DISCOVER! I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN CHICAGO WHERE I AM A FOOD TOUR GUIDE.I WRITE IN ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME... I AM NOT ALWAYS YELLING... I JUST FIND IT VISUALLY APPEALING. IT'S BEEN A NASTY HABIT OF MINE SINCE TAKING SHOP CLASS IN JUNIOR HIGH... DRAFTING CLASSES REINFORCED THE HABIT. NEUTRA IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FONTS...

PHILOSOPHY

"MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS. THEY HAVE NO MAGIC TO STIR MEN'S BLOOD AND PROBABLY THEMSELVES WILL NOT BE REALIZED."
"TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW, YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS YOU DID NOT DO, THEN THE ONES YOU DID. SO THROW OFF THE BOWLINES. SAIL AWAY FROM THE SAFE HARBOUR. CATCH THE TRADE WINDS IN YOUR SAILS. EXPLORE. DREAM...."

"SPEAK WHAT YOU THINK TODAY IN HARD WORDS AND TOMORROW
SPEAK WHAT TOMORROW THINKS IN HARD WORDS AGAIN, THOUGH IT CONTRADICT EVERY THING YOU SAID TODAY."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

INITIALLY, I ATTENDED A FEW COUCHSURFING MEETINGS IN VARIOUS CITIES... MY FIRST ENCOUNTERS WITH ACTUAL  COUCHSURFING TOOK PLACE IN ISTANBUL. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST... IF AND WHEN I SET DOWN ROOTS I LOOK FORWARD TO OPENING MY HOME TO TRAVELLERS AS OTHERS HAVE DONE FOR ME.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

INSPIRING...

Interests

ARCHITECTURE FIEND: BAUHAUS, INTERNATIONAL STLYE, MCM, DECO, NOUVEAU, SECESSIONIST
ART JUNKIE: MODERN, CONTEMPORARY
MUSEUMS: ART, HISTORY
MUSIC: EVERYTHING FROM ACID JAZZ TO ZYDECO
TRAVEL: EVERYWHERE
FOOD: DELICIOUS

• arts
• architecture
• dining
• yoga
• walking
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• magic
• music
• jazz
• violin
• sailing
• rock climbing
• emergency services
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: WATCHING SCI-FI (STAR WARS, STAR TREK, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, EVENT HORIZON, DARK CITY, FANTASTIC PLANET, METROPOLIS), OLD SCHOOL CARTOONS (VAN BEUREN, SUPERMAN, POPEYE, BATMAN), AND HORROR (SUSPIRIA, BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) HIGH TENSION, NOSFERATU, AMERICAN PSYCHO) AND GORE GALORE (ICHI THE KILLER,OLD BOY) ON MY PROJECTOR.

MUSIC: EVERYTHING FROM ACID JAZZ TO ZYDECO
THE ADICTS, BUZZCOCKS, COCKSPARRER,CHET BAKER, THE DAMNED, ELO, FRANZ FERDINAND, LOU REED, NICO, VELVET UNDERGROUND, NINA SIMONE, MAE SHI, THE DRUMS, THE CURE, THE XX, THE BLOW, HUBBLE BUBBLE, HUGH BEAUMONT EXPERIENCE, CRASS, SPECIAL DUTIES, DERRICK MORGAN, TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS, THE BRIEFS, ARTHUR LYMAN, KINGS OF CONVENIENCE, BUDDY HOLLY, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, SPARKS, SWEET, PEARL JAM, BILLIE HOLIDAY, THE SONICS, THE SCIENTISTS, NAYSAYER AND GILSUN, GIRL TALK, THE FLESH EATERS, LIQUID LIQUID, THE PONYS, RADIO BIRDMAN, THE SAINTS, ROXY MUSIC, ANGUS AND JULIA STONE, RADIOHEAD, THE VERVE, MGMT, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, DR.DRE, EMINEM, T.S.O.L, STEREO TOTAL, EVILMRSOD, IAN NORTH, THE WHITE STRIPES, JOY DIVISION, JOHNNY CASH, NELLY, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, BRITNEY SPEARS, CRISTINA AGUILERA, DAFT PUNK, NIN, JOSE GRECO, NORTHERN LITE, THE DICKIES, LAURYN HILL, WYCLEF JEAN, BRIAN ENO, THE BIG PINK, MIKA MIKO, ABE VIGODA, SONS OF THE PIONEERS, PATSY CLINE, ANDREWS SISTERS, GLENN MILLER, CLAUDE DEBUSSY, BACH, VIVALDI...

BOOKS: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, 1984, WHITE NOISE, ANIMAL FARM, CATCHER IN THE RYE, HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, IVANHOE, SELF RELIANCE, BUKOWSKI

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

RAN/DANCED BAREFOOT THROUGH THE STREETS OF ROME LISTENING TO BAD BRAINS AND WATCHED THE SUN RISE OVER THE COLOSSEUM...

I WAS ARRESTED IN TARLABASI, ISTANBUL... AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION I WAS RELEASED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PAPER WORK THE COPS HAD TO PROCESS... GOTTA LOVE BUREAUCRACY...

Teach, Learn, Share

I NEVER LOST MY SENSE OF CURIOSITY... INSTILL YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND I WILL SHARE AS WELL...
I AM DECENT AT YOGA... I CAN PRETEND TO PLAY THE VIOLIN AND I KNOW A DECENT AMOUNT ABOUT CINEMA, MUSIC, AND A BIT ABOUT ARCHITECTURE AND ART...
CHANCES ARE PRETTY GOOD I'LL END UP CLIMBING A TREE OR ROLLING DOWN A HILL IF WE SPEND A DAY TOGETHER...
OH AND I MAY CONVINCE YOU TO TAKE HOME A PIECE OF FURNITURE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT WALKING...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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