CURRENT MISSION

To find enlightenment, and to constantly pursue novelty.

ABOUT ME

I'm an optimistic, language-loving audiophile.

People are like icebergs,though. No one could ever shrink the experience of themselves to a paragraph. I'm sure upon getting to know me, you'll find out much more than even I knew about me.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is so short, but so beautiful. We owe it to ourselves to pursue the greatest joy possible for ourselves and others. Through the unceasing pursuit of knowledge and healthy interpersonal relationships, I think it's possible to maintain and achieve this happiness, as well as spread it to others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm very willing to host people who happen to be in my neck of the woods, and I always recommend this site to fellow travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a bit. Hosted a bit. Spread some enlightenment.

Interests

Enlightenment, Indie Music, Language, Buddhism, Cognition, Identity

• arts
• meditation
• music
• buddhist

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Alice In Wonderland, Amélie, A Very Long Engagement, Being John Malkovich, Being There, Blade Runner, City of God, The Closet, The Departed, Dirty Pretty Things, Donnie Darko, Farewell My Concubine, Fight Club, The Godfather, Happiness, Heaven and Earth, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Io Non Ho Paura, Kirikou et la sorcière, Koyaanisqatsi, La Haine, La Mala Educación, Memento, Memoirs of a Geisha, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Motor Cycle Diaries, Naqoyqatsi, No Country for Old Men, Office Space, Oldboy, The Painted Veil, Paprika, Pi, Pirates of the Carribean, Powaqqatsi, Ran, Reefer Madness, Requiem for a Dream, The Science of Sleep, Secretary, Sin City, Spirited Away, Some Like It Hot, There Will Be Blood, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, To Live, Ugetsu, Walk on Water, V for Vendetta, Y Tu Mamá También

Music: Animal Collective, Asobi Seksu,Ba Cissoko, The Beatles, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Books, Born Ruffians, Caribou, Circulatory System, Cream, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Dir en Grey, The Doors, Flaming Lips, Frou Frou, Habib Koïté, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Lonely China Day, M83, Man Man, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Octopus Project, Panda Bear, Pavement, Philip Glass, Pink Floyd, Ponytail, Radiohead, Ratatat, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sigur Rós, Stars, Sunset Rubdown, Telephone Jim Jesus, The Vines, Whitest Boy Alive, The Who, Why?, Wolf Parade, Yann Tiersen, Zero 7

Books: 1984, As I Lay Dying, Brave New World, A Brief History of Time, Don Quixote, The Elegant Universe, The End of Faith, The God Delusion, The Great Gatsby, I am a Strange Loop, I Robot, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Inferno, No Exit, Obasan, On Human Nature, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Pastwatch, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Prince, The Quantum Zoo, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Selfish Gene, Silver Metal Lover, Tropical Nature, The Universe in a Nutshell, When We Were Orphans

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After experiencing what some might consider serious tragedy, I learned that I was so fortunate for the life that I have, and I learned how to better appreciate what little time I'm afforded on this earth.

Teach, Learn, Share

The fine art of Louisiana cuisine, various types of meditation

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