I'm a filmmaker/writer/artist from New Jersey, traveling the world to placate the ennui

For people visiting NYC who want to meet up, I'm currently on a ~year long backpacking trip and will not be in the US, but feel free to message me if you have questions about the city/surrounding area!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

*I hate that this is a disclaimer I even need to make, but as of the last few months I have noticed a huge uptick in people trying to use this site like a dating site. If you are looking at my profile and considering contacting me because you want anything romantic/sexual, please do not waste my time, or yours. I'm not interested.*

I love learning the stories of strangers, and turning strangers into friends. I don't want to waste my time only seeing places from the point of view of the country's tourism agency. I want to know what you know about the world and about life.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• photography
• film making
• tattoos
• cooking
• cheese
• baking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• scuba diving
• nature
• exploring
• spicy food

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Mad Max Fury Road, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Pulp Fiction, Whiplash, Dead Man, Nebraska, Happiness, In Bruges, City of God, Sucker Punch, Mind Games

Music: Fleetwood Mac, Kishi Bashi, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Johnny Cash, Modest Mouse, Die Antwoord, Passion Pit, Lana Del Rey, Arstidir

Books: The Fall, The Plague, The Stranger, The Man in the High Castle, Game of Thrones, And the Mountains Echoed, Sirens of Titan, Dark Places, Sharp Objects, Cat's Cradle, Jailbird, White Noise, Looking for Alaska, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Galapagos, Harry Potter, the list goes on and on

TV: Rick and Morty, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Hannibal, Bojack Horseman, Arrested Development

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ice climbing and road tripping around the ring road in Iceland
Scuba diving in Hawaii & Thailand
Horseback riding in the Grand Canyon
Worked on a film starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore
Motorbike accident in Vietnam (we're fine!)
Celebrating Song Kran on Koh Tao, Thailand

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Teach yoga
-Take head shots/wedding photos/birthday pictures of your dog
-Cook delicious foods (although I'm a better baker, if you have a sweet tooth I'm your girl)
-Color correct (or teach you basics) any of your pictures/videos
-Drink more wine than you
-Dye your hair any combination of colors
-I'm learning how to draw so I can draw (very poor, unflattering) portraits for you to frame and hang above your door way for all of eternity

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, England, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Martin (French part), Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States