CURRENT MISSION
To be inspired

ABOUT ME
I spent my childhood roaming the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles and pretending the collection of rocks in my pockets contained fossilized insects and pieces of dinosaur bones.

I studied Visual Art at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My studies there led me to explore the intersection between humanity and nature through art making.

I've journeyed to the Arctic Circle where I met Hallbjörn Hjartarson, the one and only Icelandic Cowboy. I built a fort in the remains of his childhood home, learned of resident witches and elves, and climbed the same mountain three times. I have spent some time as an art studio assistant in remote New Mexico, assisting in the construction of a 11 story granite pyramid that contains a staircase which runs at the exact angle of the earth's axis.

Most recently I've been working on an 18 acre vegetable farm outside of Pittsburgh where I have developed a love for turnips.

PHILOSOPHY
Why can we not see that our friction could be used to polish one another?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In hopes to share an authentic experience with people and places while on the road.

Interests

Art, Architecture, Composting, Irrigation Systems, Waste Management, Carpentry, Welding, Painting, Collecting, Reading, Chess, Running, Climbing, Hiking, Camping, Taking pictures and making pictures, A good conversation

• insects
• arts
• architecture
• cooking
• running
• chess
• reading
• painting
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, The Dirty Projectors, Alt-J, Tune-Yards, Modest Mouse, The Xx, Donny Hathaway, Tracy Chapman, Howlin Wolf, Afrika Bambataa, Sigur Ros, Diplo, Crystal Castles, Darkside, Nicolas Jaar, Gorillaz, Dr. Dre, Ratatat, Nightmares on Wax

Movies: Anything by Lars von Trier, specifically Breaking the Waves and Manderlay

Books: Cannery Row - John Steinbeck, Blood Meridian - Cormack McCarthy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a 50 ft long pier of recycled wood

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good stories, good cooking, a good laugh

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States