I'm a computer science student currently living in Portland.

I'm from the Mid-Atlantic US (New York/New Jersey), spent another third of my life in Los Angeles, and now I'm in Portland.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Airbnb is expensive, man.

I like the concept, and I love meeting other travelers and and visiting places with locals when I can.

Interests

Urban exploration, photography/videography, film and cinema, programming, art, craft beer, new media, design, going to shows, museums, art galleries, Asian cuisine, thrifting.

• arts
• design
• photography
• cooking
• hiking
• computer science
• science
• urban exploration
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Catch-22, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Stoner, the Stranger, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, A Clockwork Orange, On the Road, Cat's Cradle

Films: Full Metal Jacket, Paths of Glory, Primer, Upstream Color, Slacker, Sherlock, Jr., Barton Fink, Trainspotting, Me and You and Everyone We Know, In Bruges, Rushmore, Synecdoche, New York, Being John Malkovich, Clerks, Bladerunner, The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Airplane!, Drive, Snatch, Dr. Strangelove, etc.

Music: Mountain Goats, Les Rallizes Dénudés, Nick Drake, John Maus, Miharu Koshi, Beach House, Eric Copeland, Belle and Sebastian, the Velvet Underground, Thee Oh Sees, Destroyer, Sleep, A Tribe Called Quest, Andrew Bird('s Bowl of Fire),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coachella 2012 was pretty nifty.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about film, photography, and graphic design!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ireland, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States