I am a former tabloid journalist. I quit my job to travel. Now I'm a freelance writer finishing my first novel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet like (and unlike) -minded people while I travel.

Interests

I love cooking, traveling, music and leftist politics.

• writing
• books
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• racquetball
• freelancing
• journalism
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

The Clash, The Talking Heads, Jonathan Richman, Nina Simone, The Velvet Underground, Stiff Little Fingers, Fats Waller, The Pixies, Yo La Tengo, My Bloody Valentine, Os Mutantes, Link Wray, The Cramps, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Tune Yards, La Femme, Dan Deacon, John Cale, A Tribe Called Quest, Wanda Jackson, Wire, Beat Happening, et al.

Confederacy of Dunces, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, A People's History of the United States, The Power Broker, Salvador, The White Album, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Portnoy's Complaint, The Atlas, Ghost World, back issues of Jacobin and The New Inquiry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Searching for caves off the coast of Plakias, Crete.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook a mean butternut squash risotto and I always clean up.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great cooking skills and a hodgepodge of knowledge.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Palestine, Serbia, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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