** My place is 3 hours north of NYC**

I like to make things. I enjoy pizza and cathedrals. I value empathy and curiosity.

On a Saturday night you can find me listening to a record with my cat or hosting an open mic in our apartment.

If you request to stay with us, you can expect warmth and movement. There’s rarely a night without artistic expression of some kind in our space.

Please note that being respectful of queerness in our home is a must.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My interest in Couchsurfing in twofold.

1) Meeting new people makes life better.

2) The cheaper the travel, the more interesting the stories.

Interests

I’ve lately been interested in the Beat Generation. I like the way they thought about words. The understood how a word might have the right color, but the wrong shape. I also admire how prolific they were. They wrotewrotewrote first thought best thought wrote.
That inspires me.

• literature
• poetry
• swing dancing
• vegetarian
• vegan
• music
• film
• songwriting
• touring
• spiritual growth

Music, Movies, and Books

Music-
Phoebe Bridgers
Bright Eyes
Daughter
Keaton Henson
Billie Eilish
Bob Dylan
Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Presley
Demi Lovato

Movies-
The French Dispatch
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Central Station
Moonrise Kingdom
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Inside Out
Parasite

Books-
The Catcher in the Rye
Blue Like Jazz
On The Road
The Good Earth
The Bell Jar

Poets-
Anne Sexton
Keaton Henson
Mary Oliver
Sylvia Plath
Matthew Arnold
Allen Ginsburg

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played an original song for Glen Hansard on his guitar.
He said it was lovely and kissed me on the cheek.

walked 100 miles on the Camino Primitivo.

Independently crowdfunded $5,000 during college for the making of this record:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7yCf4Z24SJwDcWwIzqW3hm?si=tOSxz9jDTmutugxJjH_jSA

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach songwriting professionally. I’d love to give you a lesson :) I also teach piano, guitar, ukulele, and voice.

I enjoy hanging out with CSers, getting to know them and finding the things we have in common.

Always down to make and share a meal!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music! Coffee! Cat Cuddles!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, England, France, Puerto Rico, Spain, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Tanzania, United States