CURRENT MISSION

Be a sponge...absorb all the world has to offer.

ABOUT ME

Artist, hedonist, passivist, armchair sociologist, subcultural enthusiast. I'm in my last year at Hampshire College studying fine art. Love to have fun, go out for drinks, dance like crazy, chill with friends, while away the hours at coffee shops, read books, go for hikes, enjoy nature, enjoy the city...appreciate beauty in all its many forms.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm an ethical hedonist; a seeker of truth, pleasure, love, and beauty.

We it owe to ourselves to enjoy life as much as possible, and to make the world a better place to live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been lucky to meet some wonderful people from couch surfing in Europe and the US.

Once I have a place to host others, I'd love to help build this global community by opening up my couch to fellow travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch surfed a couple of times...once in France, and once in Portland Oregon. I've also met a bunch of awesome people from this community who have shown me their cities and been wonderful company.

Interests

I love the arts. I'm studying mixed media installation and work in a variety of mediums from fiber to photography, film/video, sculpture, performance, and sound. I like to read. I smoke, but sushi is my favorite addiction. I love to be around people, but at the same time I thoroughly enjoy my own company.

• arts
• books
• performing arts
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• coffee
• drinking
• hiking
• surfing
• communications
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Weezer, Ozma, Of Montreal, Nachlader, Yelle, Rilo Kiley, Le Tigre, Gravy Train, Peaches, Hot Chip, Goldfrapp, Air, Postal Service, Belle and Sebastian, Starlight Mints, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, The Shins, Copeland, Death Cab for Cutie, The White Stripes, The Boy Least Likely To, Rooney, BRMC, Coldplay, Joni Mitchell, Brúðarbandið, Blondie, The Beatles, Electric Six, Frou Frou, Go Sailor, Brazillian Girls, The Eels, Harvey Danger, Miles Davis, Lambert Hendricks and Ross, France Gall, Hobo Jazz.

Movies: Shortbus, Donnie Darko, The Royal Tennenbaums, Rushmore, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Graduate, Harrold and Maude, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, anything by Michel Gondry, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Flesh, Heat, Trash, Big Fish, CQ, The Decline of Western Civilization Part I, Part II, and PartIII, Suburbia, Farenheit 911, The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys, Dig!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club. I love short films. I'm a huge fan of independent/avantgarde cinema (I am a film major after all.

Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, J.D. Salinger, John Rechy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Kurt Vonnegut, The Hedonism Handbook, Augusten Burrows, Catcher in the Rye.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland was like being in heaven on another planet.

Teach, Learn, Share

There is so much to be learned about the world, other people and cultures.

There is so much we can teach other.

There is so much to share.