Writer and performer from the DC area. I like playing guitar, reading, going to shows and parties, checking out parks and galleries, food of every style, music of every genre, and new experiences

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see the world, meet new people, and hear their stories.

Interests

• arts
• books
• poetry
• performing arts
• street art
• music festivals
• music
• live music
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• drums
• harmonica
• stories
• stand up comedy
• composing
• cello
• games
• bass guitar
• screenwriting
• banjo
• sitar
• soundtracks
• mandolin
• open mic
• oud

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jimi Hendrix ~ Childish Gambino ~ Tom Waits ~ Garbage ~ Queen ~ Aretha Franklin ~ John Coltrane ~ Rodrigo Y Gabriela ~ Bach ~ Beethoven ~ Mozart ~ A Tribe Called Quest ~ White Zombie ~ Ella Fitzgerald ~ Run The Jewels ~ Funkadelic ~ Spice Girls ~ Queens of the Stone Age ~ Albert King ~ Tinariwen ~ Raphael Saadiq ~ Uka ~ Doc Watson ~ Seal ~ "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Movies: Original Star Wars ~ Amadeus ~ Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ~ Fantasia ~ most Marvel movies ~ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ~ Willy Wonka ~ Casablanca ~ Coraline ~ V for Vendetta ~ Paid In Full ~ Mel Brooks ~ Marks Bros. ~ Lion King ~ Brick ~ Boondock Saints ~ Fifth Element ~ Scott Pilgrim ~ Sorry To Bother You ~ Little Shop of Horrors
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Books: Sandman by N. Gaiman ~ War of Art by S. Pressfield ~ Sapiens by Y.N. Harari ~ The Brain That Changes Itself by N. Doidge ~ Gormenghast by M. Peake ~ Hitchhiker's Guide by D. Adams ~ Sherlock Holmes by Sir ACD ~ and just a general love for Bukowski, Vonnegut, and Twain

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wrote and recorded this... https://soundcloud.com/griffinandtheflyingv/sets/sonata-for-flying-v-no-1-in-f
I don't know about "amazing" but, ya know, personal high-note.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach ~ music theory and various instruments

Learn ~ whatever I can

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm good company for art galleries, hikes, and of course concerts, karaoke, and open-mics. I was a fishmonger for five years and would also be happy to share my knowledge of seafood.

Countries I’ve Visited

England

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States