CURRENT MISSION

understanding people--what moves and is important to us & how we live!

ABOUT ME
I love meeting people, especially fellow travelers. I will share my world view if you will share yours. I am happy to cook for you!! (and clean up after)

PHILOSOPHY

I want to live as much as possible and make a positive impact in the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet cool people while exploring, seeking to understand how the world works.

Interests

Poetry, poetry, poetry.
walking--best way to get to know a place.
making art, music, sometimes videos.
hiking, being outside in general;
good alcohol of any kind,
also, cooking.

• arts
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• lgbt rights
• cooking
• walking
• socializing
• music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

movies (and directors): Almodovar, del Toro, Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Joss Whedon, Miyazaki, Tarantino, Tarkovsky; The Seventh Seal, Harold and Maude

music: jazz (most recently Blue Moon by Billy Holiday); Modest Mouse; the XX; some old country; some hiphop; Hole; Alberto Iglesias (soundtrack of La piel que habito); Elliot Smith; Ani Di Franco; some ABBA, some Muse, some Jack Johnson; Regina Spektor; Daughter; Tom Petty; some Fleetwood Mac; Nouvelle Vauge; some t.A.T.u, Pixies, dubstep, and rap; lots of different stuff; Cat Stevens

books: Faulkner, Salinger, Hemingway, Murakami (mostly), Kafka too hard to think about when most of what I've read the past few years has been poetry or art theory (I'm sorry, I don't like Walter Benjamin he seems like an asshole); for poets: too many to list, I'll fill this out later. Briefly, imagists and Russian symbolists

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

walking from Porto, Portugal to Santiago, Spain on the Camino de Santiago Portuguese; 250 kilometers of eucalyptus groves, limestone beaches, aching feet, old cobblestone streets, and private sunrises.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Global recipes and architectural knowledge.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States