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Overview
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
Old School Badges
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