Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to learn, to live, to experience and to listen. To make real human connections

Interests

• music festivals
• live music
• jazz
• films. theater. reading. creative writing.

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Miles Davis, John Coltrane etc. Blues, Skip James, Lightning Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone etc. Classic Rock, Soul, Funk, punk, Music where people play intruments etc... My favorite books are Ask the Dust, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Catcher in the Rye, High Sierra, Seranade. My favorite movies: Casablanca, Out of the Past, Shadow of a Doubt

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wrote a play called Nowhere Man which was performed at Shelton Theater in San Francisco and will be performed at the Swindon Fringe Festival and Etcetera Theatre in April!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to write. I love to create characters and stories. When I write I hear voices...sure, sounds crazy, but who isnt? I love to be involved in creative activities in many different mediums. I have a great appreciation for manual photography. I put it aside to write, but I would love to get back into street photography and reconnect with the process of developing photographs in a darkroom. I love music and have always wanted to learn to play an instrument. I'm just not sure which one is the right instrument for me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a good listener. I've always felt that I learn more through listening than talking. I love to hear about people's stories and experiences.
I'm open to new experiences. I want to learn as much as I can about other cultures and different ways of life. I love to share ideas. I love to create. I enjoy cooking for others. I enjoy humor and comedy when it's intent is to heal or inform, not to harm or make people feel less than. I feel most comfortable in nature. I love the beach, the ocean, hiking mountains, exploring forests.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Spain