CURRENT MISSION

Find authentic experiences and follow wherever they take me

ABOUT ME

Australian and American, intensely curious about landscapes and cultures, traveler and would-be explorer, dreamer, attempted compromise- and consensus-builder, laid-back, idealist...

PHILOSOPHY

Fairly epicurean, I suppose? Live and let live!

Interests

Travelling, vernacular and contemporary architecture, nostalgia, maps, good food, drinking, bad dancing, urbanity, stark landscapes, smoothies, playing guitar, running, alt-country music, chillwave, surprises...

• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• country music
• guitar
• cartography
• geology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Wilco, The Replacements, Jonathan Richman, Pavement, The Triffids, The Magnetic Fields, Guided by Voices, Old Man Luedecke, LCD Soundsystem, John Prine, Paul Kelly, Lucero, Neko Case, The Strokes, Robert Earl Keen, Jawbreaker, Sufjan Stevens, Uncle Tupelo, Camera Obscura, Old 97's, Real Estate, Gaslight Anthem, Best Coast, Girls, Ryan Adams, Rilo Kiley, Gipsy Kings, OutKast, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Neutral Milk Hotel, John Coltrane, The Stone Roses, The Pogues, Kid Cudi, The Black Keys, The Pixies, Sublime, Tiesto, Third Eye Blind, Bob Dylan, The Smiths, Blur, The Clash, Bruce Springsteen, etc.

Books: The Savage Detectives, Hopscotch, The Obscene Bird of Night, Anything by Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Steinbeck, Vonnegut, On the Road, All Quiet on the Western Front, Crime and Punishment, Mrs Dalloway, The God of Small Things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Salisbury Cathedral had a profound effect on me. Something about the ornate architecture in the half-hearted English light did a lot to lift my spirits when I was in a very bleak state of mind. Perhaps it wasn't what they had in mind, but I came away with renewed confidence in the power of ordinary people to make something beautiful and lasting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Germany, United States