CURRENT MISSION

Find a place to stay in St Louis, MO.

ABOUT ME

Canadian-American reader (everything), language teacher (Latin), banjo picker (clawhammer), and cinephile (Cohen Bros, Wes Anderson, etc.).

PHILOSOPHY

"To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life." - T.S. Eliot

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I am participating by surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time surfing.

Interests

Literature, listening to jazz, Bach, art- especially Caravaggio, Titian, Giotto, agrarianism, wine and beer tasting, horseback riding (novice, but hooked), singing and writing folk songs.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• singing
• wine
• beer
• reading
• jazz
• piano
• equestrian
• surfing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Classical, Folk, mostly. English, American, Russian, some Continental literature... which just means there is much more to read.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked 36 kms from Norcia to Castel Lucio and back in one day... getting lost several times on the way.

Teach, Learn, Share

Latin (translation), Piano (note reading, improv), Clawhammer banjo (beginner)