CURRENT MISSION

Prove that friendship has nothing to do with the country you live in...

PHILOSOPHY

"Life gives everything to everyone, but most men are unaware of it."

- Jorge Luis Borges

Interests

the allure of foreign lands, DJ's, anything with a 4/4 beat, making omelettes, writing sloppy poetry, international politics, fielding inquires regarding my height, foreign languages, rock band fetishism, being a vocabulary snob, obsessive-compulsive music collecting, spontaneous digital photography, being a know-it-all, photo blogs, electronic music blogs, the printed word, noodle shops, Russian Suprematism, well designed objects, music journalism, architecture, urban decay and renewal, being outdoors, Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Espana, the flaneur, Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, graffiti culture, a good long run, making your own sushi, snowboarding

• culture
• writing
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• dancing
• running
• politics
• music
• electronic music
• outdoor activities
• snowboarding
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Lives of Others, City of God, The Big Lebowski, Memento, Man on Wire, Constant Gardener

Music: Italo Disco, Pavement, Tom Waits, James Brown, Aphex Twin, Luomo, Isolee, Modeselektor, Jarvis Cocker, Rhythm & Sound, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Wu-Tang Clan, Buena Vista Social Club, New Order

Books: Don Delillo - White Noise, Paul Theroux - Dark Star Safari, Michael Pollan - The Omnivore's Dilemma, Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of Champions

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Eating horse and chicken sashimi in Tokyo

Riding a motorcycle across Thailand

Listening to the evening calls to prayer in Marrakesh

Dancing to techno in an old bank vault in Berlin

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States