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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
I'm in a transitional phase. I need to get some new experiences and want to really 'carpe diem' my life. Travel always gets me more in touch with my true destiny
ABOUT ME
I'm 35 years old. I am most of the time obsessing over my next music recording or drawing. I like to read a lot and understand the history of the world and humanity in general. I do sometimes have deep questions about the point of life on this planet. It is all so mysterious and baffling but beautiful
PHILOSOPHY
I am fiercely creative and unconforming. I tend to just naturally do things a little bit differently than other people, except eating and stuff. I mean, I try to be polite and only show people what's in my mouth if they ask me
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I can host when I'm in town, which isn't actually all that frequently. But for now I'm looking to travel around, see this great country and learn things from new people. Have some fun and revelatory moments that make life as special as it's supposed to be
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I did some unofficial couchsurfing in Boulder, Santa Fe, and Berkely SF.,then there was that epic 14th trip to Sweden where , yes, I really benefitted from some super amazing and generous people in Gothenburg, and I will never forget them.
Interests
music music music!!! anything from Led Zeppelin, Django Rinehart, Claude Debussy, Pink Floyd, Richard Wagner, Fela Kuti, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash, Brian Eno.., Mingus, Coltrane. to J.S. Bach, Shostakovich, Elgar, Shivkumar Sharma, King Crimson, Genesis.. I'm an art fiend too. I really have been getting into old renaissance stuff. Botticelli and da Vinci. I'm a huge fan of Maxfield Parrish too! I write a lot of weird stories with silly characters and bizarre scenarios... sometimes sport and nature are great too. wonderful vistas, mountains, the light of dawn and dusk. the chirping of birds early in the morning. the crescent moon
- birds
- arts
- flying
- traveling
- drawing
- bouldering
- woodworking
- music
- classical music
- guitar
- sports
- art history
- history
- beaches
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
I have to admit, I'm a huge Shakespeare fan, but guess what? I don't believe there was a real Shakespeare. YES! I'm one of those weirdos who think that it was all Sir Francis Bacon. Graham Greene is pretty good too, in a completely different way. Lately I've been reading Robert E. Howard, Robert Heinlein, and Thomas Pynchon, Clark Ashton Smith, E.R. Eddison
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
just one? oh man,,, Maybe Glacier National Park, that was flipping amazing. but uh.. I've seen a lot of other things too
Teach, Learn, Share
I could teach things about art history or music, like western classical music. I have a pretty good understanding of that flow. Or I could teach the amazingness of Robert Fripp's guitar method. I would like to learn more about textiles and furniture and all sorts of applied arts. woodworking and flying a plane. Can you teach me to fly a little Piper, Cessna, or something?
What I Can Share with Hosts
A true zest and viva
Countries I’ve Visited
Bahamas, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Countries I’ve Lived In
Sweden