Just a guy interested in traveling the world a bit more. Born and raised in California, received my education in filmmaking at the University of North Carolina, and now back in California for a time.

Vegetarian. I'm interested in art and culture of all kinds, please share it all.

Check out a few samplings of my video work here: https://vimeo.com/lazarusdance
and my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lazarusdance/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Interested in moving to Europe so I'm revisiting the area to get a more accurate idea of what I'm getting into. Hoping to participate as a host once I'm in a more permanent setup.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Destroyer, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Radiohead, Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, Arvo Pärt, Robert Wyatt.

Movies: The Master, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now, Stalker, 21 Grams, On The Silver Globe, Tree of Life, Fata Morgana, Easy Rider, Dead Man.

Some favorite authors... Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cormac McCarthy, Herman Melville, Flannery O'Connor, Clarice Lispector, Ezra Pound, Rilke, Ginsberg, Lorca, T.S. Elliot, Cornel West, Noam Chomsky.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked on a permaculture farm in Palestine back in 2012.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art, experiences, stories, interests, whatever I'm able to.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Palestine

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States