CURRENT MISSION

To meet interesting people from around the world and contribute to wonderful and sustainable community.

ABOUT ME

Let's see.. Right now I'm trying to finish my bachelors degree in Literature (minor in photography) at UMASS Lowell. I also play in a neo-garage punk band called The Sinbusters (www.myspace.com/thesinbusters)...if you're curious.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is to focus on things of individual importance, rather than things of societal importance.. for example, I try to put things in context of their importance to my life overall, and consequently, I end up valuing experiences and relationships with people over other obligations I may have to society. This doesn't mean that I don't work though, I do, but I just don't think that it is the most important thing in my life. If I had a choice between getting a real job or taking part in a really awesome travel opportunity, I would always choose the travel opportunity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to help anybody in CS out who needs a couch. Like I wrote earlier, I don't have one of my own available, but I do have many friends who do. I also would love to hang out with anybody traveling to Lowell on CS, so send me a message!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't had any yet! I hope to soon though.

Interests

Literature (Vladimir Nabokov, Woolf, James Joyce, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Leonard Cohen, Yeats, so on and so on), Photography, Writing, Poetry, Gardening, Animals, DIY, Biking, Nature, Philosophies, Music, Camping, Travel, Cooking, Ethnic cuisine, Dumpster Diving, Potlucks, Good conversation, Dancing

• animals
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• photography
• diy
• dancing
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• dumpster diving
• music
• cycling
• camping
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Dinosaur Jr. The Coachwhips. Sonic Youth. The Innocence Mission. Joanna Newsom. Cocorosie. Iggy Pop. The Misfits. The Smiths. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Devendra Banhart. Tom Waits. I also like a lot of local music from Lowell and Boston.

Books: Lolita, The Brothers Karamazov, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Dubliners, Anna Karenina, Orlando, Laughter in the Dark, Ethan Frome, Beautiful Losers, and many more..

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about plants and herbology, photography and literature.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States