CURRENT MISSION

Exploring and making.

ABOUT ME

I am an artist living and working in Philadelphia. I make paintings and sculptures. I enjoy traveling, talking, drinking coffee, riding bicycles and building things.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a circle and so it is the going, not the getting there, that counts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Listening, learning and teaching.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Getting more and more every day. I surfed around Europe and met some great surfers/hosts while I was in North Africa. I would like to host a bit while I am not traveling.

Interests

art, music, traveling, bicycles, hiking, cooking, reading, listening, good conversations

• arts
• writing
• cooking
• coffee
• walking
• drinking
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle, The Wild Blue Yonder, Manufactured Landscapes, The Enclave, Porco Rosso, Lost in Translation, Slacker, 180 Degrees South, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Coffee and Cigarettes, Paris J'taime, The Life Aquatic, A Serious Man, Delicatessen, City of God

Mulatu Astatke, Devil Makes Three, CHLL PLL, Fela Kuti, Rory Gallagher, Andrew Bird, Alt J, Alex Winston, Wilco, Real Estate, Broken Social Scene, The Band, Do Make Say Think, Neur, Modest Mouse, Black Lips, Delta Spirit, Jacques Dutronc, Beach House, Tera Melos, Radiohead, Seahorse Valley, Sufjan Stevens, Ugly Casanova, Debussy, Akron/Family, Air, Beirut,

Paraguay, Trout Fishing in America, Sirens of Titan, A Farewell to Arms, Cruise of the Snark, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles, To Have and Have Not, Lonesome Traveler, Under the Sheltering Sky

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode a motorcycle across Vietnam. Too many amazing experiences encapsulated in that sentence.

The cliff divers of Acapulco. They climb 100 feet up a cliff, barefoot. Then take a few steps and dive off! Truly incredible.

Hitchhiking in Malta. Got a lift in Gozo on our way to the Azure Window. Got a lift back to the bus stop just in time. Caught the last bus of the night to the ferry terminal to take the boat back to Malta. Without that ride we would have been stranded!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a making, building, painting, photographing, cooking, brewing, eating, drinking, riding, talking, sleeping, watching, writing, reading, walking, sharing, climbing, traveling, being.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories, play music and cook a nice meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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