A multi-disciplinary designer specializing in sustainable living in the modern world.

A photographer, writer and filmmaker collaborating with other creatives to produce short documentaries.

Create film and music festivals helping promote talented independent artists.

My interests include continued studies of architecture, films and popcorn at the movie theater, discovering new music, music festival camping, collecting photography toys and vintage cameras, working at vineyards, making friends with chefs because I like to eat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why surf? For the same reason we are all here... to meet and share, develop friendships and learns from others' perspectives. I have a keen ambition to see new places through the eyes of locals.

I wish to travel the World in 30 day increments. To discover, learn and document my journeys. And I am looking for likeminded friends to share in my experiences. My starting path of travel will be from New York to Paris.

Note: I am new so I haven't developed any references. However, I don't anticipate that being the case for very long. In the meantime, I am joining a few select groups to get to know some people in the communities I'll be visiting.

Not hosting at the moment because I'm traveling.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• architecture
• interior design
• photography
• film making
• music festivals
• film festivals
• environment
• wine tasting
• live music
• hiking
• journalism
• adventure travel
• social justice
• exploring
• museums
• culinary

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Tarantino
- Coen Brothers
- Park Chan-wook
- David Lynch
- Guy Ritchie
- Akira Kurosawa
- Ingmar Bergman
- Stanley Kubrick
- Werner Herzog
- Sergio Leone

Music :
- Indie
- Classic Jazz
- Instrumentally Complicated
- World

Books :
- Mystery
- History
- Biography
- Art
- Architecture
- Photography
- Film History

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My last project lasted nearly 10 years.

I designed and built a monumental house at El Clarenio Ranch.

An award winning ranch nestled in the middle of nowhere far down South Texas. Once known as a battle ground is now simply a working ranch.

I had 35 guys to manage and I was 200 miles to the nearest supply company. I had to admit to myself this was going to be struggle. I was all about city life at this point.

Beautiful horses strut, lazy cattle roam, angry bees swarm and exotic poisonous snakes are everywhere like ground cover.

The weather can be harsh and lock you inside for a week.

But you can always see the stars out at night. And soon you start finding other things to appreciate.

So I adjusted to ranch life and made it my home for several years.

Now back to my own home but a part of me will always be at El Clarenio Ranch.

Teach, Learn, Share

Trade language skills with anyone that wants to learn and teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would be happy to contribute my culinary skills, design advice and photography for my hosts.