ABOUT ME

I'm infatuated with people who tell good stories. I also love inappropriate jokes, beer, music, iced tea, dance parties and skinny dipping.

I spend a lot of time thinking about, reading and discussing philosophy, literature, politics and aesthetics. I'm interested in fundamental problems of human experience (the kind children wonder about before they learn not to), and the apparent incommensurability of various modes of human thought and activity. I'm also awed by the world on a daily basis. And please don't be intimidated: I'm also pretty happy to just hang out, drink a beer and bullshit.

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PHILOSOPHY

Generally to the left.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had the good fortune of finding all the hospitality I could ever ask for from total strangers during my travels. Here's hoping my luck continues, and I'd be glad to return the favor.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

New to CS, but I've done a bit of traveling in my life.

Interests

I'm currently finishing my degree in history with the idea of working on non-fiction creative writing and film making, or some other creative, history-related projects. I go to school full time and I currently have two internships, one with a local museum and one with a professor at my university.

I keep a blog that includes some of the things I run across working on both family and local history: http://missourilovescompany.tumblr.com

When I'm not working, I'm probably reading, writing, cooking, watching a film, gardening, taking photographs, taking a class, taking care of my chickens, fermenting something, riding around the city on my bike, playing chess, etc.

• chickens
• writing
• literature
• film making
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• running
• partying
• drinking
• gardening
• politics
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• cycling
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm currently reading Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber, Take Up the Black Man's Burden: Kansas City's African American Communities, 1865-1939 by Charles E. Coulter, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre; Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger is an all time favorite.

Movies, in no particular order: Billy Elliot, Man on Wire, Dog Day Afternoon, No Country for Old Men, The 400 Blows, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gattaca, Synecdoche NY, Gosford Park, The Silence of the Lambs, Magnolia, A Little Romance, Before Sunrise/Sunset, The Triplets of Belleville, Alien, Children of Men, 28 Days Later, Pulp Fiction, Terminator 2, Dogville, Eyes Wide Shut, XXY, E.T., Annie Hall, Manhattan, (the HBO miniseries) Angels in America, Pride and Prejudice (both the long BBC version and the more recent Hollywood version), There Will Be Blood, A Pervert's Guide to the Cinema

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think with its unique combination of down-to-earth people and natural beauty, Missouri is one of the most beautiful places in the world. But I'm also on a quest to see what else is out there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Ecuador, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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