CURRENT MISSION

To brew the perfect porter.

ABOUT ME

I'm an awfully excitable person who loves to be in motion. I've been moving around quite a bit in the last few years, working as a commercial videographer and dabbling in audio production and photography as well.

These days I'm finishing up my coursework for an MFA in poetry and teaching creative writing to undergraduates. I'm hoping to move to New York City this summer.

I'm always up for meeting new people, trying new foods, going new places. I don't mind embarrassing myself, and I absolutely love to dance.

PHILOSOPHY

Kurt Vonnegut says it pretty well in this quote from "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater":

"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies — God damn it, you've got to be kind."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a little in the U.S. and Europe and hosted a few times. I'm game to do more of both!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Though I'm relatively new to CS, my experiences surfing and going to meetups have been wonderful so far. Overall, I'm keen to meet new people and see new places.

Interests

Dancing!
Hiking, running
Photography
Board games
Cycling
Poetry
Brewing beer

• writing
• poetry
• photography
• dancing
• beer
• running
• board games
• homebrewing
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Maps to Anywhere by Bernard Cooper, When All the World is Old by John Rybicki, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman

Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Josh Ritter, fun., Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Animal Collective, FM Belfast, Lady Gaga, Amadou and Mariam

Movies: Harold and Maude, Sweetgrass, Time Indefinite

Radio: Radiolab, This American Life, On Being, Snap Judgment. Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gosh, watching the sun set over the Badlands in South Dakota was pretty unforgettable.

Teach, Learn, Share

1) A solution of equal parts vinegar and tap water makes a marvelous cleaning fluid.

2) Unusual socks are an excellent conversation piece.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States