I'm a lover of discovery, change, and healthy futures; a professional people-watcher and questioner of all things questionable. I like to see for myself, go out and get bored; learn what we're all about.

But beyond all the foofy self-description, I promise I am a clean and respectful guest. I've couchsurfed like 50 times, and every time it's been wonderful. Sure I am an American guy who wears backwards hats, but I am also considerate of your personal space and surrounding culture.

And apparently I use the word 'foofy'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

O jeez I've seen it all: met a reefer-addicted cat in Belgium, got stuck on a statue in Germany, fell through a glass table in the UK, went on some news channel in Austria, the list goes on...

Interests

For almost 10 years I was obsessed with philosophy: western, eastern, scientific, artistic, until I came upon anti-philosophy philosophy. Then I quit entirely to pursue interests in art, music, and film. Now I'm mostly intrigued by cutting edge media: interactive public installations, multi-channel soundscapes, and live cinema.

More randomly I like camping, ping-pong, snorkeling, reading scifi, eating vegetables, dancing haphazardly, exploring odd places, marveling at scenery, and playing Zelda. Ok mostly playing Zelda.

• arts
• culture
• design
• dancing
• drinking
• technology
• movies
• music
• communications
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
Ludwig Wittgenstein :: John Dewey :: Orson Scott Card :: John Steinbeck :: Haruki Murakami :: William James :: Octavia Butler :: Jack London :: Nicolas Bourriaud :: Ayn Rand :: Ray Bradbury :: Vonnegut :: Thoreau :: Emerson :: Tolkien

MOVIES:
Enter the Void :: Dancer in the Dark :: Mulholland Drive :: Birdman :: Der Himmel uber Berlin :: Trois Couleurs :: Babel :: Moonrise Kingdom :: Stalker :: Mirror :: Life of Pi :: Hero :: The Science of Sleep :: Pan's Labyrinth :: Inception :: Burn After Reading :: No Country for Old Men :: Memento :: Oldboy :: Magnolia :: The Revenant :: Broken Flowers :: The Tracey Fragments :: Tree of Life :: The Seven Samurai :: The Magnificent Seven :: Rashomon :: Solaris :: There Will Be Blood :: LOR :: The Fifth Element :: The Matrix :: Shawshank Redemption

MUSIC:
Glass Animals :: Clap! Clap! :: Big Chocolate :: Delay. :: Keys n Krates :: Nicolas Jaar :: Ellen Allien :: A$AP Ferg :: RL Grime :: Cut :: Poliça :: Godspeed You! Black Emperor :: Nocto :: Flosstradamus :: Gaslamp Killer :: Pantha Du Prince :: Explosions in the Sky :: Deadmau5 :: Crystal Castles :: Lana Del Rey :: Death Grips :: Paul Kalkbrenner :: Beach House :: CFCF :: The Black Keys :: Valentin Stip :: Röyksopp :: This Will Destroy You :: !!! :: A Place to Bury Strangers :: Crookers :: Chapelier Fou :: Skrillex :: FEEDME :: Vitalic :: Yuksek :: Claude VonStroke :: Gold Panda :: Pretty Lights :: Wolfgang Gartner :: Boys Noize :: MGMT :: Machinedrum :: Sepalcure :: Soulwax :: Kurtis Blow :: CSS :: Justice :: Thievery Corporation :: DJ Mehdi :: Ghostland Observatory :: Snoop Dogg :: Pupajim :: DoMakeSayThink :: Deft :: MIA :: Afroman :: E-40 :: Diplo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

shrooms.

Teach, Learn, Share

My over-arching passion is to design immersive multi-screen video environments for the display of multi-linear stories. My intent is to open new possibilities for the way we produce and experience cinema, so that we don't sit but stroll, mingle, and dance our way through the viewing arena, choosing our own focus in scenes and subplots as active observers:
www.immersivecinema.events

What I Can Share with Hosts

A range of hilarious anecdotes, such as me throwing a rock at a ghost or getting arrested in Beijing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States

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