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Overview

  • 13 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hebrew (modern); learning Arabic
  • 32, Other
  • Member since 2010
  • Musician / Working in HighTec
  • University
  • From San Diego, CA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Planning on recording 2 albums before 2016 finishes
Working in HighTec for a new application
Continuing to learn new languages from new people

ABOUT ME

spontaneously outgoing (but in a good way),
always seeking to learn and try out new things,
always enjoy an interesting conversation with new people
could talk about music all day

PHILOSOPHY

"What makes the dessert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted back home in California. As of 2012 I have moved to Israel and am working while attending university. I continue to work in a hostel in Tel Aviv and enjoy showing people all around the city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met fellow travelers that I will be friends with for the rest of my life! I've been fortunate to even travel and stay with some of them!

Interests

Dogs, Volunteering, Queer Rights, Music, Learning Instruments, Veganism, Cooking, Permaculture, Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Skateboarding at Sunrise, Concerts...

  • dogs
  • concerts
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • skateboarding
  • agriculture
  • environmental studies
  • volunteering
  • queer

Music, Movies, and Books

I've played in a bunch of punk bands back home and even played oboe and bassoon in a local orchestra, but music that i tend to listen to includes: Powerviolence / Post-Hardcore / 12 tone / Contemporary Jazz / Hardcore Punk

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Playing oboe in China, Australia, Estonia, Russia, Finland and Sweden.
Seeing the Aurora Borealis
Hiking Masada at sunrise
Sleeping in Bedouin tents
Touring with my band
Participating in a 200 person pillow fight
Attending Oingo Boingo's final concert
Visiting Ushuaia, Argentina (the bottom of the world)
Taking a small boat close to the coast of Antartica

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to cook you a nice vegan meal or go on a long walk around the town.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States

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