ABOUT ME

I moved to Chicago, IL, in January of 2007. I am a songwriter/performer first; but I also work at Northwestern University, giving student loan advice to people that (in most cases) make way more money than they should. I am from Cleveland, graduated from Arizona State University in 2005 with a degree in Communication, have written 175+ songs and self-released 6 albums. All I want to do is travel around the world playing my songs and writing new ones.

PHILOSOPHY

Damn it, you've got to be kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed but mainly locally, really. It's always been a nice experience.

Interests

Songwriting, performing, music, literature, movies, communicating/making connections with people, traveling, laughing quite a bit.

• writing
• literature
• movies
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

A very very condensed list. Music: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Neil Young, Nellie McKay. Movies: Batman Begins, Good Will Hunting. Books: Anything by Vonnegut and/or Murakami.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studio 2 inside Abbey Road Studios, where nearly every Beatles song was recorded.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States