I'm an artist and documentary filmmaker. Recently I've gotten into surfing and freediving and exploring underwater photography.

I hope to cultivate a love and security within myself so I can then bring that to the world. I love having philosophical discussions about art, history, the meaning of life. Ya know, just the fluffy stuff. I love cats, cooking, dancing, and being outside.

I currently live in Portland, Maine but have lived in Paris, France, Vermont, Austin Texas and Nantucket Island.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i want to meet people, have them show me their slice of the world and share their reality - and when i'm settled one day i would love to return all those favors and do the same!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i was hosted once up near monpelier, vt by a lovely couple - one who turned out to have grown up in my hometown! i enjoy the connections and encounters that happen through couchsurfing

Interests

surfing, freediving, film, art, dance, history, culture, psychology, philosophy, wild edible plants, permaculture

• animals
• arts
• culture
• fashion
• dancing
• cooking
• baking
• running
• politics
• traveling
• cars
• socializing
• pottery
• music
• swimming
• economics
• history
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amelie, Baraka, films by michel gondry(eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, science of sleep) Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle). I Heart Huckabees, Life in a Day, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Music:electronica music (four tet, bonobo, aphex twin, freescha, helios), wacky acousitc music (along the lines of cocorosie, devendra banhart, joanna newsome) and other random stuff (Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros, animal collective).

books: historical biographies by allison weir (including "the wives of henry VIII" and "Elizabeth"). "Identity" by Milan Kundera, "To the Lighthouse" by virginia woolf and "The hours" by micheal cunningham

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was filming a documentary about ethical chocolate in Nicaragua. I was on a cacao farm in the hills of Matagalpa trying 13 different bars of chocolate made from the beans of this farm - with the farmers themselves. They were able to identify from the taste of the chocolate what batch of their beans it was ("oh this one must have been the batch that sat in the harbor for a week. A little too fermented"). I have since traveled to Cuba, Hawaii, Switzerland and India - all working on this series of ethical chocolate.

Teach, Learn, Share

i've worked in catering and baking for years, and love to cook! i can talk for hours about culture, travel, and anthropological theory. i can teach people ceramics, or how to make excellent muffins! I know a little bit about edible wild plants, but want to know more. i also want to learn anything and everything. i dont know hardly anything about economics or politics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook, am very clean and considerate, am a great hiking/biking or adventure buddy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States