I graduated from Syracuse University in May, 2016 and launched Out There Productions (otpros.co) with two of my best friends from college. Together we travel around the country in our school bus/home/editing studio making explainer videos and other digital media for the most epic startups and small businesses we can find. In our spare time I like to climb things and take photos of things from the top, while documenting the whole experience and turning it into a short film.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I (as well as my two co-founders at Out There Productions — otpros.co) want to find the coolest people in the places we go in order to connect with local communities around the country. We want to help small businesses, but we need to find them first! We don't need a couch, only a driveway to park our bus.

Interests

I love stories. Stories in film, writing, photography, conversation, music, or video games.

I'm also addicted to learning. If you can teach me something I didn't know (or better, something I didn't even know I didn't know), I'm gonna like you.

• writing
• photography
• cooking
• video games
• traveling
• survival
• music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Indie Folk, Hip Hop (i.e. Tallest Man on Earth, The Oh Hellos, Culture Blue, and Kendrick Lamar)

Movies (in no particular order): Grand Budapest Hotel, Fargo, The Brothers Bloom, Hot Fuzz, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Spirited Away, Snatch. There's more, but there's a start.

Books: The Lord of the Rings, Infinite Jest, The Epistle of James, World War Z, Into the Wild, A Confederacy of Dunces.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once survived for 48 hours alone in the wilderness of northern Canada (near Lac Chibougamau) with only a rope, a tarp, a knife, and a fishing rod to my name.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Photography skills and tips, outdoor survival and adventures skills, narrative or journalistic writing skills.

Learn: Everything I teach, bits and pieces of any language, really anything you're passionate about. I love learning.

Share: I like to cook, and I find myself a mildly humorous kind of guy. I can always share my hard labor with you, and definitely take your photograph.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wait, didn't I just write what to share in the last section? Anyway,

I like to cook, and I find myself a mildly humorous kind of guy. I can always share my hard labor with you, and definitely take your photograph.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, England, United Kingdom, United States