CURRENT MISSION

To find peace through change and action.

ABOUT ME

Writer, musician, set builder.

Energetic, open-minded, passionate, pragmatic, imaginative and eccentric.

I will challenge ANYONE to a dance-off. ANY TIME, ANY PLACE.

PHILOSOPHY

"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."
-Miles Davis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now, I am but a friendly wandering surfer. Soon I hope to be a friendly, reliable host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None as of yet.

Interests

MOVEMENT: I swim, run, hike, climb, jump, dance, stroll and roll through life.

ART: I practice/appreciate harmony and humor, surprise and subtlety, intelligence and imagination.

POLITICS/ECONOMY/HISTORY: Defending the universal declaration of human rights. Sustainable, community-based economic development. A social constructivist approach to international relations.

FOOD & DRINK: It tastes good in my mouth.

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• human rights
• dining
• running
• drinking
• politics
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• history
• international relations

Music, Movies, and Books

FILM:
P.T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Terence Malick, The Coen Brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, David Cronenberg, etc.
MUSIC:
Jazz, punk, electro, hip hop, choral, salsa, folk, gypsy, blues, big band, experimental, etc.
BOOKS:
Jonathan Lethem, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami, Rawi Hage, Dr. Seuss, Margaret Atwood, Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Beckett, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycling from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, through Death Valley, with a stop to climb Mount Whitney. One of the most trying and rewarding experiences of my life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Barbados, Bolivia, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Peru, Serbia, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada