CURRENT MISSION

to inspire and be inspired.

ABOUT ME

I am a mark maker. painter, sculptor, ceramicist, writer, and breakdancer.
i am a hungry human being. i want to live, i need to be free.

and i need to smile, as much as i need to shed tears.

PHILOSOPHY

life is essentially tragic; living for moments of clearity where art can be a compass to solace.
searching for peace of mind, where days consist of understanding the nature of solitude, contemplating the unfathomable, the unmitigated sorrow; with rung out lungs.

demand more from life than mediocrity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

think of me as your own personal tour guide through the wretched city of los angeles...its really not so bad here :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

plenty.

Interests

I enjoy pilates, yoga, muay thai, jiu jit su, piano, harmonica, guitar, hiking, fishing and camping (find me a mountain to live on).

any and all forms of art.

• arts
• writing
• coffee
• yoga
• pilates
• drinking
• pottery
• painting
• drawing
• survival
• guitar
• piano
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• martial arts
• art history
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: i own a small library of movies, but they mostly consist of philosophy, psychology, adventure, and romance.

MUSIC:
ray lamontagne, gregory alan isakov, peter bradley adams, bon iver, bright eyes, elliott smith, hope sandoval, jeff buckley, nick drake, john frusciante, damien rice, the eels, martin sexton, seu jorge, colin hay, gary jules, james brown, sonny boy williamson.
neil young, bob dylan, johnny cash, al green, paul simon, john lennon

Monsters Calling Home.

billie holiday, edith piaf, nina simone, ella fitzgerald, chet baker, frank sinatra, nat king cole, dean martin, louis armstrong, bing crosby, tony bennett, michael buble, katie melua.

portishead, the mars volta, radiohead, thom yorke, beth gibbons, blonde redhead, smashing pumpkins, joydrop, the dears, the cure, sneaker pimps, massive attack, u.n.k.l.e., rage against the machines, placebo, the prodigy, crystal method, her words kill, cursive, chilli peppers, the pixies, lynrd skynrd, jimi hendrix, the clash, rolling stones.

ludovico einaudi, ryuichi sakamoto, george winston, ennio morricone, clint mansell.

BOOKS: charles baudelaire, james kavanaugh, siddhartha, ayn rand, vonnegut, camus, dante, milton, orwell, aldous huxley, sarte, wilde, stoker, kahlil gibran, kafka, angelou, frost, bradbury, shelly, lois lowry, joseph conrad, paulo coelho, madeleine l' engle, janet fitch.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

let's drink some coffee and i'll tell you about it. i love coffee.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: (i can teach you) how to paint/draw pretty much anything, how to make pottery/ceramics, about sculpture, how to breakdance, about art history, basic survival techniques for the wilderness/camping, a little about mixed martial arts

Learn: I am open to learning anything that you are willing to teach me. knowledge is a door that i never shut. i find happiness in it, so...help me be happy!

Share: feel free to share anything you would like with me and i will be understanding, i assure you (even if i do not agree). In turn I will share anyting about myself that you care to know, (i'm not big on secrets) so if you ask me something, i will tell you (even if you dont like what the answer is), i believe that is fair.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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