I am a horticulturist in Brooklyn , New York, but i’ve worked as a server, greenhouse keeper, research assistant, busboy, ambulance medic, and a few other odd jobs here and there.

Reading books, getting out to nature, and spending time with dear friends are the joys of my life.

Always looking to meet new people, there is nothing more valuable than having friends in strange places across the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to travel and prefer to save money and not be a tourist. I would rather just enjoy the city from the perspective of people who live there.

Interests

• writing
• photography
• cooking
• chess
• hiking
• art history
• geography
• history
• psychology
• film
• environmental protection
• critical theory

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - anything from jazz to techno to pop. Favorites are: Brian Eno, King Krule, Jean-Luc Ponte, Sweet Trip, Aphex Twin, Tom Waits, and of course, Steeley Dan.

Movies - Three Colors: Red, Mulholland Drive, Belladonna of Sadness, Stalker, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Ida, Vertigo, Cold War... the list goes on

Books - Too many to count. Stoner, Blood Meridian, Jesus’ Son, Moby Dick, anything by Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, or Mary Gaitskill.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

worked in a health clinic in Haiti

What I Can Share with Hosts

good conversation, decent cooking, portrait photographs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States