CURRENT MISSION

To rock and roll til I die

ABOUT ME

I have a passion for writing, literature, cinema, photography, and music.

I love to learn about new cultures, languages, food, and people.

I go on adventures and (hopefully) get lost.

I'm a dreamer, an optimist, a pessimist, a thinker, a dark humorist, an outcast.

et j'aime la France!

PHILOSOPHY

Live dangerously, question everything, listen to everyone, and always eat and share fresh food.

Interests

art, conversation, music, cinema, books, graphic design, photography, languages, food and drink, bicycles, soccer, badminton, etc.

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• music
• soccer
• badminton
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors: Coen Bros., Kurosawa, Godard, Truffaut, Kubrick, Jarmusch, Fellini, Schnabel, Gondry, Lee, Miyazaki, Polanski, Zhang, P.T. Anderson, W. Anderson, Welles, Allen, etc.

Writers: NABOKOV, Joyce, W. Blake, Shakespeare, Sedaris, Murakami, Vonnegut, Melville, Satrapi, Updike, G. Eliot, Barthelme, Ducornet, Conrad, Camus, Auster, T. Lynch, Rilke, Glück, Pound, etc.

Bands/Musicians: My Bloody Valentine, Bob Dylan, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, The Magnetic Fields and everything Stephin Merritt, Yo La Tengo, Broken Social Scene, Radiohead, Les Savy Fav, Pixies, Ted Leo, Jimi Hendrix, The Zombies, Neko Case, Nina Nastasia, David Bazan / Pedro the Lion, Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Françoise Hardy, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stayed in Beijing, China, for 5 weeks. It was a great experience.

Hung out in Paris for four days, where CSer Herbert Zometa gave me the time of my life. I will never forget it.

Teach, Learn, Share

- I'm a very proficient drummer, and would always enjoy jamming with someone or teaching someone a thing or two.
- I know a lot about cinematic as well as music history.
- I can speak/read/write Chinese (Mandarin) proficiently. Any curiosities? I'm glad to share.
- I'm an experienced graphic designer, and know a bit about web design and page layout. Always willing to teach.
- I'm great with computers.
- I am a pretty decent cook, and would love to help out in that area.
- I make good coffee.
- For those whose first language is not English, I actually used to be a tutor and always love to help people learn/practice English.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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