CURRENT MISSION

Cooking my ass off!

ABOUT ME

Originally from Miami, FL, bounced around for a long while till I ended up in Chicago, where I finally put down some roots. Love living in Chicago, easily the finest city in the US.

I'm generally easy to get along with, love to talk to folks, almost too much at times. Enjoy making meals for people, sitting down to a decent meal, breaking bread and getting to know one another.

Went to University of Miami, UIC and Kendall College for degrees in History, American Culture and Culinary Arts.

Work at a decent high end restaurant along with an underground dining project. Allows me to be a bit more adventurous in the kitchen than your standard gig would allow.

Play a pretty mean bass guitar and I can hold my own on a 6-string.

PHILOSOPHY

Better lives have been lived in the margins, locked in the prisons and lost on the gallows than have ever been enshrined in palaces.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have been hosting Couchsurfers for the past 3 years at my place, albeit through my roommates account. Now that he's moved on, it was time to kickstart my own.

Just trying to share what I know about my area with others who want to come on through Chicago.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some great folks through CouchSurfing the past few years. Now that my roommate who managed the account has moved on, I figured it was time to get my own.

Interests

Cooking is huge to me. It makes up a lot of my work and spare time now. Also big into various music scenes, which is easy to do here in Chicago.

Beyond that an avid reader, typically philosophy, cooking, mythology, and a smattering of fiction.

Also an avid bike rider, I spend quite a bit of time on one every day.

• arts
• culture
• dining
• cooking
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Most everything by Camus.

100 Years of Solitude, Flashman, High Fidelity, The Idiot, Y:The Last Man, Kafka on the Shore, Love in the Time of Cholera, Unbearable Lightness of Being, A Confederacy of Dunces, Nausea

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking a bicycle ride with a Buddhist monk through France.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a stud in the kitchen, can help anyone learn how to cook, or just drop a meal on them to enjoy.

I'm a huge fan of my bike, own a few, and would be more than happy to take anyone for a ride around the city of Chicago. Really get to see parts of the city that don't fall on your tourist guides.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, France, Ireland, Mexico, Saint Lucia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States