CURRENT MISSION

Make music, work at a newspaper, travel, and have good conversation

ABOUT ME

I love exploring creative ideas/working on creative projects. I'm fun and outgoing, pensive and introspective.

I enjoy being goofy and light-hearted. Spending time with and learning from people is important to me.

Interests

I love music and the process of exploring music as a creative outlet. I spend a ton of my time listening to, appreciating, and playing music, and going out to see live music. I play drums in Boston (www.bananaphonetic.com) and also write my own material.

Traveling around and being outside has always been important to me. I love soaking in new experiences, meeting new people, and taking on new adventures.

• arts
• traveling
• music
• live music
• drums

Music, Movies, and Books

music: radiohead, my morning jacket, wilco, aphex twin, the beatles, the beach boys, charles mingus and so much more

books: siddhartha (hermann hesse), crime and punishment

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the Sistine Chapel in Rome. I had been really looking forward to it as the highlight of a trip I took across Europe for three weeks, but was completely awestruck when I finally was able to experience it. Even though there were scores of tourists (you could barely move), my friend and I found a seat on one of the benches in the chapel, and were able to slowly take it all in. The entire chapel was absolutely incredible, but I was particularly taken aback by the Last Judgement. I stared at it for a while, taking in all of the motion and intensity. It seemed to be really painful and challenging. I had never looked at a piece of art for so long and been so intrigued.

Visiting the Ostia Ruins outside of Rome. When I went there with a friend, there was barely anyone around, and the grounds were huge. We split ways and wandered around unsupervised, giving us the freedom to roam with our own thoughts and explore/climb around. You could still make out storehouses, baths, apartments - it was amazing to imagine what life was like for this ancient society. I spent about an hour sitting on top of an old bath house watching the sun set. It was beautiful and fascinating.

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Laos, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States