Philosophy Graduate student living and travelling in Europe.

Interested in literature, philosophy/theory, travel, art, poetics, music, animals/nature

Looking for friends to hang out and get coffee with and places to rest my head. The conversation is always fluid! Or so they say.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To meet people, I have hosted when I had a permanent address, and I plan to do so again once I settle.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Very positive experiences in Paris, Amsterdam and Nijmegen

Interests

writing and reading daily, especially poetic craft.
philosophy of walking (one needs good shoes, legs)
animals and nature
mostly writing my thesis
and of course travel.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• poetry
• dining
• politics
• cycling
• cinema

Music, Movies, and Books

music
cocteau twins, alan vega, brian eno, joni mitchell, patti smith, lizzie mercier descloux, jenny hval, laura marling, alice coltrane etc etc
i like punk, techno, no wave, jazz, avant garde pop & 'world' music

movies
new wave cinema (love the French & Italians), documentary...

lit+
H.D, Mary Oliver, James Baldwin, Simone Weil, Chris Kraus, Simone de Beauvoir, Andrea Dworkin, Pablo Neruda, Adrienne Rich, Susan Sontag, Tillie Olsen, Toni Morrison, Anne Carson, Guy Debord, Simone Weil, Maggie Nelson & many many more

theory---poetry--art criticism--philosophy--novel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked from America into Canada

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to discuss philosophy, and will talk to anyone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

conversation & gifts

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France