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Overview

  • 30 references 28 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Marketing and IT, Writer, Musician,
  • MBA in Business, BA in Creative Writing and Music
  • From Atlanta, GA, USA
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About Me

Hey! So I graduated from Tulane University in '11, spent the following summer cycling through Europe and moved back home to Atlanta for a spell before packing up and moving to Austin. Lived there for about 2 years and moved back home for my MBA. I now live in Old 4th Ward and spend all my free time writing (mostly sketches, screenplays, and monologues) or playing music. Check it out at http://enterrobang.bandcamp.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, telling people about CS and my experiences with it, and meeting new and interesting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted a lot of awesome people from all over the world at my apartment in New Orleans, then couch surfed through Europe last summer and for a while in Austin, Tx.

Interests

  • arts
  • writing
  • music festivals
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • exercise
  • yoga
  • running
  • drinking
  • politics
  • technology
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
  • cycling
  • philosophy
  • poi
  • weed
  • hula hooping
  • flow arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Ok here goes in absolutely no order whatsoever...
Sts9, Phish, Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine, The Mars Volta, Grizzly Bear, tUnE-yArDs, Toro y Moi, Umphrey's McGee, Mac DeMarco, Lotus, Radiohead, Chance the Rapper, Bonobo, Clark, Mr. Twin Sister, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vulfpeck, Dirty Projectors, Glitch Mob, Temples, My Bloody Valentine, LCD Soundsystem, Todd Terje, Ariel Pink, Cut Copy, Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket, Alt-J, White Denim, Washed Out, Stevie Wonder, Sufjan Stevens, TAUK, The Shins, The Smiths, Tame Impala, Hiatus Kaiyote, Talking Heads, Animal Collective, David Bowie, St. Vincent, prog-rock (Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, etc), lots of Jazz (Miles, Coltrain, Monk, Tyner, Brubeck, Bird, Brad Mehldau, Medeski Martin and Wood), some classical (Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, Poulenc)

Movies:
Almost anything from the masters: Terrantino, Woody Allen, Coen Bros, Terry Gilliam, Wes Anderson, Oliver Stone, Stanley Kubrick, Gus Van Sant, Linklater, Miyazaki. Akira, GITS, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fritz the Cat, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, I s Guide to the Galaxy, William Carlos Williams, Brave New World, Hot Flat and Crowded, Infinite Jest, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Dune.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I feel like picking just one would cheapen the rest, but my cycling trip through Europe was a lot of fun. If you're curious ask!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about music theory so if you're stuck trying to learn a song or want any kind of help on guitar, piano, drums, or bass, I'm your guy. I also spin poi and can teach a few tricks.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, food and drinks (let me make you dinner!), a great jam session

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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