CURRENT MISSION

To meet kind, interesting, witty people, and to eat a lot of great food.

ABOUT ME

My friends would describe me as fun and easy to be around. I'm a very kind, extroverted person. I can find some form of common ground with just about everybody. I'm very adaptable and low maintenance. I'm not judgmental, I like to have a good time, and I have no trouble being spontaneous. I recently graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, and I'm taking this opportunity to explore parts of the country I've never seen before.

Interests

I'm most interested in the human condition. I get a big thrill out of gaining insight into another person's worldview. This is also the root of my love of literature. I prefer to spend my free time cooking with friends, hanging out with my dogs, reading, listening to music, hiking in beautiful places, and playing darts in bars (though I'm not very good).

• dogs
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• darts
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Recently - Melancholia, Drive, and especially Beasts of the Southern Wild; Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and Twin Peaks are my favorite works by David Lynch; Silence of the Lambs; 8 1/2 (and most things Fellini); Jackie Brown; Adaptation; M; and lots more

Music: Al Green, Animal Collective, Alabama Shakes, Aphex Twin, Battles, Beach House, Big L, Outkast, Bjork, Blonde Redhead, Brian Eno, Broadcast, Clams Casino, CocoRosie, Dave Brubeck, David Bowie, The Dead Weather, Die Antwoord, Django Reinhardt, DMX, Fela Kuti, Fever Ray and The Knife, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Frank Ocean, Gang Gang Dance, Ghostface, Gorillaz and anything that Dan the Automator's involved with, Gravediggaz, Grimes, PJ Harvey, Herbie Hancock, How To Dress Well, Iggy Pop, J Dilla, James Brown, Joanna Newsom, John Coltrane, Jon Spencer, Joy Division, Kool Keith, Lady, Lil Ugly Mane, Max Richter, Miles Davis, Mobb Deep, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nina Simone, Notorious B.I.G., Portishead, Radiohead, Russian Circles, Shlohmo, Smokey Robinson, Teebs, Television, Three 6 Mafia, Tom Waits, Wu-Tang, etc. etc.

Books: Everything I've read by John Steinbeck, Don Delillo, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Lethem, John Updike, Murakami, and Nabokov. Also, Disgrace by Coetzee, The Crying of Lot 49 by Pynchon, An American Dream by Norman Mailer, and so many many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first awe-striking moment that comes to mind is the time I hiked up to the most amazing vista overlooking the Na'Pali coast in Kaua'i.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States