CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life.

ABOUT ME

I moved to Los Angeles nine years ago after living in the Bay Area for six years (San Diego and Boston before that). I have degrees in Genetics and Philosophy, and yet I now I do something completely different (that thankfully I love).

I have a passion for learning, music, film, food, travel, and friendly company.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in personal fulfillment through experience. There is so much of the world out there waiting to be discovered by each individual, and I want to take part in as much as I can. I also believe in generosity and compassion on a global scale.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a couch which is available for hosting (about 15 people have stayed with me so far), I've surfed on a few couches, and I've attended many local CS events (pot-lucks, bar brawls, biking meet-ups, etc).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Each CS experience has been a wonderful and unique one. I'm eager to meet more people both as a host and surfer through this inspiring community.

Interests

Live Music at Small Venues, Biking, Shopping for Records, Skiing, Hiking, Outdoor Food Markets, Cooking, Reading, Films, Traveling

• books
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• last minute travel
• film
• biking
• craft beer
• whiskey
• vinyl
• vinyl records

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC -- !!!, Animal Collective, Air, The Animals, The Arcade Fire, Bat for Lashes, Bauhaus, Big Black, The Black Angels, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Blonde Redhead, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Buzzcocks, Can, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Coral, Elvis Costello, The Cramps, The Cure, Daft Punk, Deerhunter, Depeche Mode, DeVotchka, Neil Diamond, Einsturzende Neubauten, Electrelane, Brian Eno, Roky Erickson, The Faint, The Fall, The Feelies, Felt, The Fleshtones, The Four Tops, Gang of Four, The Ghastly Ones, Philip Glass, Goblin, Robyn Hitchcock, Hot Chip, The Jam, Joy Division, King Crimson, The Kinks, The Knife, LCD Soundsystem, M83, Magazine, Man Man, MC5, Ministry, Mr. Bungle, New Order, NIN, Oingo Boingo, Pixies, Primal Scream, The Psychedelic Furs, Pulp, Jonathan Richman, Roxy Music, The Sadies, Secret Chiefs 3, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Patti Smith, Smog, The Soft Boys, Sonic Youth, Spiritualized, Spoon, The Stooges, Suede, Super Furry Animals, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Television, Tomahawk, Tool, TV on the Radio, Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Scott Walker, Wire, X, XTC, Yeasayer, Frank Zappa, Warren Zevon, The Zombies

MOVIES -- Amelie, American Psycho, Back to the Future, Blood Simple, Boogie Nights, Control, Dazed and Confused, Dead Alive, Dr. Strangelove, Drive, Ed Wood, Evil Dead, Fargo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Frailty, Gattaca, Happiness, High Fidelity, House of 1000 Corpses, Leon: The Professional, Let the Right One In, Magnolia, Manhunter, The Muppet Movie, Network, Oldboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Re-Animator, Requiem for a Dream, Rushmore, Scott Pilgrim, Secretary, Shaun of the Dead, Sin City, Stop Making Sense, Survive Style 5+, They Live, Trainspotting, Videodrome, Wet Hot American Summer

BOOKS -- Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Clive Barker's "The Thief of Always," Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange," Mark Z. Danielewski's "House of Leaves," Bret Easton Ellis' "Rules of Attraction," Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity," Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," Haruki Murakami's "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World," David Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day," Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle," Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

TV SHOWS -- Archer, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, Community, Extras, Firefly, Futurama, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Good Eats, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mr. Show, MST3K, Parks and Recreation, Party Down, Sherlock, Spaced, The State, Stella, Twin Peaks, The Venture Bros.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One thing I'm most proud of was jumping on a plane to New York (I was living in San Francisco at the time) with roughly 4 hours notice. I was offered a last-minute badge to visit for the week-long CMJ Music Marathon and decided to spontaneously make the trip without knowing where I'd stay or what to expect on the other side of the country. It ended up being one of my favorite trips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States