CURRENT MISSION

To know more tomorrow about this world and its people than I do today

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new, interesting people from diverse backgrounds with a wide array of passions. I'm a former investment banker and investor with a very liberal education. I read voraciously and am moved by all kinds of amazing music and art. I believe in experiencing life to its fullest, and try to never pass up interesting opportunities whether they're to just sit and talk with new friends during sunset on a beach, hear new music, explore a new city or nearly anything else.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm in search of my personal philosophy. This past year has been a very introspective and humbling one, in that the more I read the more I realize I don't know. Everything I do is for the ultimate goal of making this world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with and hosted people through the swing dancing community (I've been a jazz DJ for some years), and hosted many CSers. I'm looking forward to meeting some more interesting people

Interests

meeting down-to-earth interesting people, classic jazz and world music

• arts
• dancing
• swing dancing
• education
• music
• jazz
• world music
• economics
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Arcade Fire, Jimmie Lunceford, The Beatles, Bowie, Count Basie, Shostakovitch, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Polyphonic Spree, Ella Fitzgerald, Horace Silver, Mahler, Django Reinhardt, Rolling Stones, Buena Vista Social Club, The Bad Plus, Yes, The Maltese Falcon, Back to the Future, High Society, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Some Like It Hot, Annie Hall, Lock Stock and Snatch, Flaubert's Parrot, Ender's Game, Carter Beats the Devil, American Gods, How To Be Good, How To Breathe Underwater, Fooled By Randomness, High Fidelity, The History Boys

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach someone how to swing dance or about classic jazz music, finance and economics, and would love to discuss philosophy or other abstract topics. I'd be happy to learn anything that anyone is willing to teach me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Costa Rica, Israel, Italy, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United Kingdom, United States

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