I'm quiet and hard to upset; often timid, but a joker at heart; a vegetarian, though not too strict and not one to proselytize; my foremost hobby is punctuation and I am not afraid of semicolons;

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm about to leave the country for the first time to spend two months in Düsseldorf, where I'll be on a scholarship to improve my German. I'd love to meet interesting new people while I'm there. I also need a place to stay for the first couple of days, since I'll be arriving a little early!

Interests

First of all I love language and nature. Sometimes I catch myself reading books more for style than for content. Sometimes I catch myself ditching my flip-flops at inappropriate times just to get my feet on the grass. Sometimes I catch myself doing both at once, heading straight to a ditch or a pond (please yell).

I love learning, teaching, biking, and trying new things. I've also been slowly getting into visual arts; this year I worked as a docent in the local Biennale, and it was a fantastic experience.

• arts
• books
• vegetarian
• reading
• cycling
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Bernhard, Bolaño, Borges, DFW, Heidegger, Kafka, Kant, Pynchon, Rilke

MOVIES: Altered States, Blow-Up, Frances Ha, Gummo, Kinodontas, Primer, Le Rayon Vert, The Royal Tenenbaums

MUSIC: Andrew Jackson Jihad, Arab Strap, Autechre, Bach, Beat Happening, Beethoven, Connan Mockasin, The Districts, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Jandek, Junip, The Mountain Goats, The Raconteurs, Shostakovich, The Strokes, Tame Impala, Tiny Vipers, Velvet Underground, The xx