Hello! I am a film maker and student from NYU. I live in NYC, and I am currently traveling around after a semester abroad. I am also an activist in the city, working on issues of poverty, education, and gentrification. By trade I am a casting director, as well as a screenwriter. I am a semi-trained chef, and I can cook a wide variety of vegetarian dishes from Indian to Provencal cuisines. I am currently without a steady place of residence so I am unfortunately unable to host anyone until I return to the US. Nonetheless I am a gracious guest and I can contribute by cooking or helping clean if such things are necessary.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am currently abroad, studying film at FAMU in Prague. I live here on a bootstrap budget, and any traveling I do must be done as such as well. For the immediate moment, I think it would be an excellent opportunity to not only travel cheap, but also to make some friends around the world. When I return to the US, I plan on opening up my apartment to fellow travelers as well, as I see this as an excellent opportunity to be part of a little international community full of unique characters.

Interests

Film, Politics, Economics, Critical Theory, Film Theory, Techno-Futurism, Art History, Political Activism, Poetry, Modern Literature, Cooking, Mycology, Environmentalism

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• education
• cooking
• vegetarian
• politics
• traveling
• swimming
• art history
• economics
• teaching
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Godspeed You Black Emperor, American Football, John Coltrane, Pete Seeger, John Cage, Kendrick Lamar, Tinariwen, Don Caballero, Dvorak

Movies: Stalker, The Mirror, A Clockwork Orange, Through A Glass Darkly, In the Mood For Love, Au Hazard Balthazar, Maya Deren Films, Stan Brakhage Films, Amarcord, Blade Runner, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Apocalypse Now, (And Many Others)

Books: Anna Karenina, The Metamorphosis, In Search of Lost Time, The Stranger, The Death of Ivan Ilych, To Kill A Mockingbird, Einstein's Dreams, The Seagull

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in Israel during the 2014 war, a missile got shot down above my head while I was swimming at the beach by the Iron Dome

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook quite well, and I love to cook people meals. I can also clean of course.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Palestine, Poland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United States