Just trying to live life well, learn a lot, make some good friends, and experience as I can during this brief life. I'm a professional photographer and creative director, but I spend most of my free time these days playing piano. I've been lucky to have a life rich in experiences, live in a few different countries, learn a lot of fun skills, try a few good jobs, and meet a ton of amazing people along the way. Let's be friends!

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As Bokonon says: "Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

I'd rather my life was a daring story of failure than a boring story of success.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to make some good, honest connections with other people who are living their lives boldly.

I've made some life long friends on couchsurfing. Is there anything better than that?

Interests

hiking, photography, beaches, fog, piano, ukulele, short stories, film, frisbee, sharing music, random conversations about ridiculous things, drawing, being the last one on the dance floor, loud music while driving, getting on top of mountains, sun, writing, backgammon, climbing things, running into the ocean, and of course all those amazing people I keep meeting in the world. Plus a whole lot of other stuff, of course. Life is big!

• design
• photography
• dancing
• education
• sprinting
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains
• ukulele

Music, Movies, and Books

A Few Favorites:

Movies: Brazil, Magnolia, Lost in Translation, Casablanca, Seven Samurai, Harold and Maude, Miyazaki, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Miss Sunshine, The Life Aquatic, Enter The Dragon, What We Do In the Shadows.

Music: Built to Spill, Milosh, Beirut, Bonobo, Flaming Lips, Youth Lagoon, Otis Redding, The Shins, Billie Holiday, Nujabes, Franz Liszt, The Arcade Fire, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver, Nick Drake, Jose Gonzalez, Iron and Wine, Little Joy, Chopin, Monster Rally, Hayley Hendricks, and more and more

Books: Winesburg Ohio, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Crime and Punishment, Kurt Vonnegut, Murakami, Calvin and Hobbes, Jorgo Luis Borges, Italo Calvino,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think three weeks of hiking in the Himalayas was a pretty special thing to me. Along with so many big and little happy moments in the mountains.

I also caught a fish with my bare hands once. True story.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can sing a song just for you while playing my ukulele. I can take your portrait or teach you about photography. I will cook and clean, but I can't say I'm a wizard in the kitchen. I have plenty of stories to share and am always, always happy to have a good deep conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Hong Kong, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Romania, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, South Korea, United States

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