CURRENT MISSION

to blossom in the soil of my knowledge

ABOUT ME

take it as it goes. i stop and smell the flowers. i buy fresh when i can. i live slow, but relish fast. if there is something i can give someone else, i do it. sometimes music, photos and art will make me cry. sometimes i laugh really loud, but i don't force myself to stop. performing is the only occupation which makes sense to me, but i've done many other things. people are good. i share.

i am an actor. i find what i can in the u.s.a. and europe; in english, german, italian, french, whatever. stage and screen. i can also cook. and i enjoy it.

PHILOSOPHY

cook as often as i can and for as many people as i can. the more the merrier.

always listen. but not only to the words.

everything in moderation.

if it catches my attention, i stop to look at it again.

if i feel an overwhelming need to look at someone, i do.

if i don't understand something i want to understand, i try again.

time really is money.

at least once, i listen to a piece of music without any other distractions.

water is a nice thing to drink everyday.

if someone i know enters my mind, i contact them as soon as i can.

i approach every encounter with the thought that it will enlighten me in some way.

love is quite powerful.

i try not to possess too many items, for they will not all be used properly.

it is important to ride a bicycle from time to time.

there is a reason for everything. even if there isn't one.

i am not the only one who decides.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

share a couch when i have one, or show them places when i don't, or party with them when i can, accept the kindness of others and sleep on their couches, do nice things like cook for my hosts, sing for my hosts, and continue to be me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i've certainly surfed a few couches in my time...

and oh, the people i've met! i have been lent a bicycle, fed, shown things i've never seen, told of things i've never heard of, taken places i've never known of, and enriched in ways i never thought possible.

march, 2012-hosted tony and raluca from vancouver, canada, and franziska from hannover, germany

august, 2010-hosted geraldine from paris, france

november, 2009-hosted eliana from madrid, spain

october, 2009-hosted ophelie from paris, france

march, 2009-with suzanne in london, england

september, 2008-hosted margaux from austin, texas

august, 2008-one long night on the town (chi-town) with caitlin and heather from portland. great fun!

august, 2008-hosted kelly for a couple nights.

february, 2008-with mathilda and murielle in paris, france.

february, 2008-stayed in the home of camilo for almost three weeks in berlin germany.
participated in three public freezes with c.s. berlin.

january, 2008-with martina in split, croatia.

january, 2008-with nina in ljubljana, slovenia.

december, 2007-stayed with adriane in antwerpen, belgium.

august, 2007-with my friends ray and susie in brussels. ray became a c.ser by the time i left. also met dominique in brussels.

6 june-6 august, 2007-with my dear friend andrew (c.s.) in dublin. he wasn't on the network when i arrived. he was when i left. we hosted three c.s.ers; laura, sharon, nina.

may, 2007-with jurga (c.s.) in konstanz, germany. my first experience with this project.

i find comfort within the dwellings of those i've been fortunate to meet.

Interests

story-telling. story-listening. adventures of any sort.

music making. music listening. noise for the sake of sport.

good drinking. food making. into town with a cohort.

• arts
• singing
• acting
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• drinking
• flowers
• music
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

i have performed as a percussionist and singer in various bands for about 17 years, in chicago and in stuttgart. i was schooled at punk rock academy (secondary and undergraduate) and my postgrad research is in electronic/experimental mutations, with repeated returns to my initial studies. below i list a few of my most trusted research material, old and new.

90 day men, trans am, milemarker, cocorosie, pattern is movement, shy child, antibalas, ted leo and the pharmacists, built to spill, the beatles, beethoven, les savy fav, shellac, fugazi, t.v. on the radio, steve reich, doughboys, big drill car, sonic youth, seaweed, murder city devils, the ex, the psychic paramount, lungfish, the pupils,

i read play scripts, and not only when i have to. i also read poetry. and novels. and now and again dissertations and historical research.

charles bukowski, william shakespeare, tom robbins, j.k. rowling, walt whitman, john irving, kurt vonnegut, douglas copeland, james joyce,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i spent a christmas and new year in tipperary. one learns songs this way.

visited the home-town of my parents. they come from bari, puglia in italy. to see what they came from and what they have now was a life-lesson for me.

i have felt what love can be.

Teach, Learn, Share

everyone has a story. the goal is to simply find the time to listen to it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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