I'm a writer, musician, and amateur scientist\entrepreneur.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's such a great idea and I've met no one but amazing people.

Interests

Making music, writing stories, and going on adventures.

Craft beer, wine, scotch, and Yerba Mate tea.

• writing
• dining
• wine
• beer
• music
• guitar
• drums
• entrepreneurship
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, Neil Gaimen, Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut, Annie Dillard, Bukowski, Kerouac, William Blake, E.E. Cummings, Emerson, Malcolm Gladwell. . .

Podcasts: Radiolab, This American Life, Never Not Funny, Selected Shorts, Grammar Girl, Snap Judgement, How Did This Get Made, The Gist, NPR One.

TV: Doctor Who, Mad Men, Review, True Detective.

Movies: Grosse Point Blank, Groundhog's Day, There Will Be Blood, Grand Budapest Hotel, Garden State, Cowboy Bebop, Lost in Translation, Mr. Nice Guy, Princess Mononoke, Tarantino.

Music: Lucius, Andrew Bird, Sufjian Stevens, Conner Oburst, The Decemberist, Shenahdoah Davis, Muse, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Otis Redding, Devotchka, Punch Brothers, The Pillows, The Get Up Kids, Nina Simone, Immortal Technique, MF Doom, Atmosphere.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I survived my early 20s.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach writing, guitar, drums, and no-gi jujitsu.

I like to hear and tell stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, stories, music, and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Norway, Peru, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland, United States