Musician, photographer, artist, poet, dreamer.
http://youreadingthisbeready.tumblr.com
https://soundcloud.com/longaisles

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to explore more and see the real side of the places I visit - not the tourist traps and frat hostels. I want to meet people who inspire me, and I them.

While I don't have any official CS experience, I've walked the walk over the years - frequently having friends or friends of friends or friends of friends of friends stay with me and vice versa.

Interests

Live music, ancient ruins, abandoned buildings, hiking, camping, biking around town, philosophical discussion, people watching, board games, filmmaking, poetry, playing pool, watching ice hockey, etc.

• poetry
• singing
• film making
• board games
• billiards
• socializing
• music
• live music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• hockey
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Everything from Billie Holiday to Portishead, Pearl Jam to Fleet Foxes, Air to Aesop Rock. Current favorites include Little Dragon, Washed Out, Future Islands, Alt-J, Banks, St. Vincent, James Blake, Chance the Rapper, Angel Olsen, Miike Snow, Purity Ring, Grimes, Run the Jewels, ad infinitum.

Most films by David Fincher, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Michael Gondry, Wes Andersen, Alfred Hitchcock, the Coens.... plus Primer, Amelie, Biutiful, Meet Joe Black, American Beauty, etc.

Chuck Palahniuk, Tom Robbins, Douglas Adams, Bill Bryson, Kahlil Gibran, William Stafford, Andy Goldsworthy, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Miranda July, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Performed music and poetry live? Camped on a desert island? Hiked solo in the Badlands of S Dakota? Spent a week alone in the remote wild of Alaska? I don't know if any of that is amazing, but each was an incredible experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can play music and sing or help you learn guitar. Take photos. Give you marketing advice and help if you have a site or business you want to promote.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Iceland, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States