Photographer and video-maker specializing in music! You can see my work at lukeborsten.com

I'll always be a Pacific NW guy at heart, but I also love seeing new places and making new friends! I've lived in Argentina and Chile, and made music all over the U.S. and beyond. During the summer of 2015 I was on a three month solo music tour that took me around most of the country, after which I traveled the world performing as a Pub Guitarist on cruise ships for two years.

Currently working as a video editor for a creative agency called Sockeye, in Portland OR and still finding time to make music and hike/backpack around the NW!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting fantastic folks who know their way around a city is absolutely the best way to travel!

Interests

songwriting, saxophone, travel, campfires, biking, hiking, tasty food and drinks, listening to records, tangential conversations, photography, chess

• performing arts
• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• drinking
• chess
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• videography
• saxophone
• video editing
• music photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bob Dylan, Modest Mouse, The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Shakey Graves, The Rolling Stones, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Elliott Smith, Caravan Palace, Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?, The Mountain Goats, The Tallest Man On Eath, Sylvan Esso, Django Reinhardt, Bonobo, Shovels & Rope

Books: Infinite Jest, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Tenth of December (George Saunders), Beat poetry, Brian Doyle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked from California to Tennessee (for the Bonnaroo music festival) to Oregon with a couple friends during the summer of 2011.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to teach guitar or camera basics with anyone!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will play pretty much any song by Dylan, The Beatles, or Neutral Milk Hotel for you, and if I don't know your favorite, I'll learn it up right quick!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States