Cheerleader for existential art, organic design, accessible tech, and mindful living.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"A man's work is...to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened." -Albert Camus

Interests

Camping, Surfing, Yoga, Dancing, Rock climbing, Scuba diving, Meditation, Art Galleries, Museums, Swimming, Singing, Cooking, Ballet, Graffiti art, Found art, Technology, Fashion, Experimental music, Accessibility, Exploring, Family, Bodyboarding, Bodysurfing

• arts
• singing
• design
• fashion
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• technology
• music
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• cheerleading
• rock climbing
• tennis
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Michael Jackson, Björk, Explosions in the Sky, Arcade Fire, Mogwai, M83, DJ Shadow, Run–D.M.C., Modest Mouse, TV On The Radio, Guns N' Roses, The Police, At The Drive In, Architecture in Helsinki, The Smashing Pumpkins, Philip Glass, The National, The Gipsy Kings, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Paul Oakenfold, Iron & Wine, Mount Eerie, Groove Armada, Portishead, Massive Attack, Interpol, Miike Snow, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 65daysofstatic, God Is An Astronaut, Bon Iver, James Blake, Florence and the Machine, Hole, Flaming Lips, Daft Punk, Nirvana, Philip Glass, Bloc Party, Wolf Parade, Weezer, Thievery Corporation, The Walkmen, The Postal Service, The Crystal Method, Stellastarr, Tegan and Sara

Books:
The Idiot, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Crossing to Safety, The Known World, Blood Meridian, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, White Teeth, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Confederacy of Dunces, Great Expectations, Odyssey, The Great Gatsby, Being and Time, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, The Handmaid's Tale, Be Here Now, Tao Te Ching

Movies:
Bettle Juice, Magnolia, The Station Agent, Flatliners, Inception, Spaceballs, Indiana Jones, Pride and Prejudice, In Bruges, Edward Scissorhands, Pan's Labyrinth, Back to the Future Trilogy, Top Gun, Crash, Blood Diamond, American Beauty, Blow, Bad Boys, Batman Begins, Caine's Arcade, Rushmore, Waiting for Guffman, Midnight In Paris, Rad, Back To the Future, The Princess Bride, Y Tu Mama Tambien

Teach, Learn, Share

Yoga, swimming, tennis, marketing, sales, startup fundamentals

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bermuda, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States