I'm a Jersey native who moved to Texas for grad school and ended up finding a great professional life, so I stayed. I'm a music teacher (HS & MS, with some adjunct college teaching under my belt) and classical percussionist and love my life's work!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Roadtripping is one of my favorite things to do. I like to just get in my car and just GO. Sometimes, there is a destination in mind, while other times there is merely a cardinal direction. I've heard of some friends using Couchsurfing and thought, what the hell!

Music, Movies, and Books

Galactic, Mahler, New York Philharmonic, Gene Koshinski, Muse, Jojo Mayer, Keith Carlock, Led Zeppelin

The Matrix, Amelie, Shoot Em Up, Hunt for Red October, and the most recent Batman and James Bond movies

The Unanswered Question (Bernstein), What to Listen for in Music (Copland), Night (Wiesel)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a solo road trip starting in Dallas heading west to San Diego and up the entire west coast (Seattle) before cutting across the Rockies, into Colorado and back to North Texas. The collective month-long experience was a life-altering period of my life and stays with me to this day.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you're seriously into road tripping, I suspect you'll learn that the rest stops that you really wish had paper toilet seat covers will NEVER have paper toilet seat covers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The DFW Metroplex --- I'd like to think that I've grown to know it pretty well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States