CURRENT MISSION

Starting a design agency / conquering the world

ABOUT ME

I was born in Santa Cruz, California, grew up thinking I would be an artist someday - which as it turns out isn't at all uncommon in Santa Cruz - and bounced around being a kid until I grew up and had some terrible jobs. Then I got a teaching certificate, moved to Japan, and lived a very different life for a few years. Also had the opportunity to travel around. Moved around and ended up in Barcelona for a little while, came back and now I've set up a small design business in my hometown. The travel bug has bitten deep though, so we'll see how long that lasts.

PHILOSOPHY

I can't distill that down at this time. People are most important, though.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to!

Interests

Cooking and food, design, art, painting, barefoot running, talking to people and learning about them, small business development, non-conformist thought, adventure

• arts
• design
• dining
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• painting
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

The Man Who Quit Money, The Old Way, Robinson Crusoe

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Old men bathing and washing their teeth downstream from the eternal flame where they burn bodies all day in Varanasi.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach, in a fairly manageable way - Cooking, Art, Design, Language

I want to learn - everything else and also more about those things