CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world, meet new people, enrich my life

ABOUT ME

I am a photographer, cinema buff and follower of indie rock. I frequently go to independent and foreign film screenings. I go to indie rock concerts almost weekly. I love travel and travel photography and really love visiting the National Parks. Excited to meet new people and learn about where they live. Vegetarian.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to enrich myself through experiences and connecting with people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing, offering a couch and tour of my city. Taking part in Couch Surfing activities.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Actively host and surf. Attend Couch Surfing activities regularly.

Interests

Concerts, cinema, travel, photography.

Music, Movies, and Books

Bands:
The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Wilco, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Bat for Lashes, Cat Power, Grizzly Bear, The XX, The Avett Brothers, Yeasayer, Twin Shadow, Kishi Bashi, Purity Ring, Passion Pit, Chromatics, Metric, Hot Chip, Beach House, Santigold, Punch Brothers, The Shins, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog, Chairlift, First Aid Kit, Tegan & Sara, Yo La Tengo, Ra Ra Riot, Black Keys, Neon Indian, Florence & The Machine, M83, St. Vincent, Okkervil River, My Morning Jacket, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Lykke Li, Cut Copy, Bright Eyes, The Decemberists

Movies:
Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Bernardo Bertolucci, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Fritz Lang, Michael Powell, Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, Cameron Crowe, Terrence Malick, Hayao Miyazaki

TV:
Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Parks and Rec, Twin Peaks, Arrested Development

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Photographing with an 8x10 view camera in the Tuscan wine country. Shooting portraits in the windswept Badwater Basin in Death Valley. Going to a medieval festival at a castle in an Italian village. Looking at the stars under the rock formations in Arches National Park. Listening to a choir at a mountain monastery in Catalonia. Hiking in solitude in the paradise of Hawaii Big Island.

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't let opportunities pass you by.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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