CURRENT MISSION

To learn and grow and discover everything!

ABOUT ME

I'm a Cali boy and always will be!

When I was young, my mother fostered in me a love for the outdoors, and a desire for experience over things. I'm staunch believer that this is crucial to any writer's (but more importantly, human's) experience.

I love to meet people and make connections. I'm a generally introverted person, but when I'm extraverted you'll know. ;)

I am a college graduate and currently live and work in Milan. I teach English to intercity kids.

Exploration is one of my favorite parts of life. I'm an easy going, adaptable, hard-working, passionate person. I've lived many different places, and the boundless wonder that is the world we have amazes me more and more every day.

Top 5 Strengthfinder Strengths:
1. Input
2. Context
3. Responsibility
4. Learner
5. Intellection

Myers-Briggs Personality Type:
INFJ

PHILOSOPHY

Serve others and live through my actions. John 12:26

How can I help? What can I do to be of service? How can I make the world a better place? I am passionate about sincerity, and honesty. What I say and who I am is just that. Me. I hope the same for others.

The joy in my life comes from giving my self wholly to others in service, in small and big ways.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't have a place to offer right now, but I would love to participate in the community and travel around!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've traveled to England, Spain, Italy, France and Mexico.
I've travled a decent amount in the Southwest and South United States, and ALL over California.

So far I haven't had any experience with members of this site, but I certainly have crashed on peoples couches before!

Interests

I love just about everything. When people ask what I want to do with my life, that's what I tell them. Everything. I read, write, play-record-compose music, I love art, philosophy, history, politics, culture, strange things, language, architecture, craftsmanship, hiking, camping, backpacking, exploring, religion, cheese, chocolate, and a damn good cup of tea.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• architecture
• concerts
• recipes
• chocolate
• cheese
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I'll listen to just about everything musically. Is it good? Show me.

I'm a big fan of art films and classic cinema. I'm currently drafting an idea about modern american film moving towards what I call, Dark American Realism. Favorites include: Anything by Kubrick, Tarantino, Cohen Brothers, Oliver Stone, etc.

Books? I can't answer that. I read so much you'll have to meet me and ask me a genre! Favorite authors: Albert Camus, Dostoevsky, C.S. Lewis, Jack London, Aldous Huxley, Lia Purpura, Jorie Grahm, David Lee, Robinson Jeffers, Steinbeck, Haruki Murakami, Ken Kesey, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to play the Firebird Suite among other pieces, in the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Piano, guitar, bass, talk about just about anything

I want to learn what you know. Recipes, Ideas, thoughts, skills, talents, anything. Native language? Sign me up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States