CURRENT MISSION

to see the world and play piano!

ABOUT ME

Music takes up most of my time these days; currently performing and teaching in Denver, Colorado

PHILOSOPHY

Not in a hurry
to blossom --
the plum tree at my gate

-Issa

Detox, Retox

-Bored to Death

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed in a bunch of places around Europe while I was studying in London in 2008.....had an awesome time.......since then, I've hosted people wherever I've lived; Boston, Tampa, Denver

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had great experiences -- it's great as a practical tool while traveling, and it's also a great way for people to connect who are like-minded: hospitable, fun, and inquisitive. The best part of my travels haven't been the place its self, but rather the people I surf with

Interests

alexander technique, debussy, the tao te ching, a.e.houseman, wendell berry, ralph nader, swimming, Democracy Now, haikai, football (soccer), lots of types of food, (especially Pho), traveling, meeting new people around the world, kayaking, swimming, yoga, jumping into rivers, learning (trying to learn) new languages, listening to new music, laughing, sitting, sleeping, living fast, living slow, hiking, going to concerts

• concerts
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• piano
• opera
• hiking
• kayaking
• soccer
• biking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A people's history of the united states, Dharma bums, Cosmicomics, the Tao te Ching, siddhartha, The Stranger, Walden, East of Eden, The History of Love, My Struggle (Knausgaard), Satantango

Authors: Allen Ginsberg, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Italo Calvino, Wendell Berry, A. E. Housman, Philip Larkin, William Wordsworth, T. S. Eliot, Jack Kerouac, Karl ove Knausgaard, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Chopin, Messiaen, Beethoven, J.S.Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Alkan, Dvorak, Satie, Stravinsky, Ligeti, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Shostakovich, Part

Buena vista social club, Bob dylan, Miles davis, Woody Guthrie, Immortal technique, Kenny dorham, Vince guaraldi

Movies: Do the right thing, Y tu mama tambien, Apocalypse now, Ferris bueller's day off, This is england, City of god, Pollock, You kill me, the Artist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

jumping off a cliff into freezing cold water in Aspen....... Attending the world premiere of a modern opera at the brand new Oslo opera house..... kayaking past alligators in my back yard in Tampa......climbing the highest mountain in Colorado.....roasting coffee with old roommates in Tampa.......

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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