When I'm not teaching, I'm a photographer who can never stay in one place. You could see what I've been up to by following my Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mtthwcp

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've made a bunch of friends around the world through CS and having hosted informally and I'd like to continue to do so while I'm based in one city, Moscow.

Interests

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• education
• coffee
• running
• politics
• music
• mountaineering
• cricket
• food
• football
• film photography
• climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

🎼 Jazz and ambient to hip-hop and post-rock. Tentative list of things: Radiohead, WHY?, Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, Future, Slowdive, Solange, Burial, Grouper, Kelela, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kassem Mosse, Mogwai.

The emerging techno selectors in Moscow right now makes this a very fun city to be in, competing with Berlin most weekends. The club scene is ever evolving and I'd be happy to advise you on a venue to welcome the weekend.

🎬 Okay, kind of a film obsessive. Bergman, Ozu, Bresson, Kiarostami, Lynch, Vigo, Costa, Imamura, Alan Clarke.

Andrei Tarkovsky is fairly centric to my fascination with Russia and I should probably cite them as a reason as to why I'm here.

📖 Mishima, Calvino, Nabakov, Dostoevsky, Pynchon, Foster-Wallace.

You are welcome to treat my place as a kind of library. There's always something on the coffee table. Some required reading prior to any Moscow trip? The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Human being on earth.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm really into coffee. I could show you how to make a good cup. I always have a camera with me, so we could shoot together. I could also tell a story or two.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United Kingdom

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