I see reality as inherently divine, and live to give service for the uplifting of mankind. More literally, I'm a writer and an artist, but I also love to cook, take photos, and enjoy the present moment to its fullest. I love meeting people, hearing their stories, learning of their perspective, and connecting. Through my output, I want to help build the intellectual and creative backbone of a transcultural movement.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be endeavoring on an extended nomadic journey next summer. I'll graduate this December, and I've known it for years now that taking up a fundamentally different lifestyle (like traveling the continent, meeting countless people, and experiencing things that language fails to express) would be a necessary step in expanding my spiritual and intellectual awareness. I want to see humanity, and experience what it is to be alive right here, right now.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• music festivals
• education
• reading
• drawing
• music
• philosophy
• psychology
• travel
• quantum physics
• language
• buddhism
• cosmology
• psychedelics

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite music artists: Aphex Twin; Aesop Rock; Beach House; Boards of Canada; Clams Casino; Dance Gavin Dance; Deafheaven; Flight Facilities; Joyce Manor; Jamie xx; Kevin Devine; Massive Attack; Moby; Nujabes; Portishead; Protomartyr; Sturgill Simpson; Tame Impala; Tycho; Wild Beasts; The xx.

Books: Dune; One Hundred Years of Solitude; Slaughterhouse-Five; Star Maker; 1984; Brave New World; Watchmen.

Movies: Children of Men; The Tree of Life; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Donnie Darko; Enter the Void; Blade Runner.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Produced, organized, and hosted a mini music festival that i called Fieldstock. I did it two years in a row, and the second year there were 11 music artists performing. Somewhere around 600 people came, and I was able to pay every artist a fair amount.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been studying French for two years now, and I'm getting pretty decent. I could at least help get you started with learning it. I've read a lot of books, especially classics, and I can tell you all about several Shakespeare plays (thanks Professor Candido). I've also been drawing all of my life, so I can help people learn how to draw very easily. I'd love to give whatever constructive input I can on anything anyone would ask me for.

I'm always learning, and I'm always wanting to learn more.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Materialistically, on a nomadic journey I don't plan to have much more than money, clothing, a backpack full of supplies, and maybe a tent or something. Pretty much all of that could be be shared to an extent. I'm an open person, and I strive to be selfless. I intuitively feel great empathy for others. If you have any questions then please do let me know. I won't mind it at all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States