CURRENT MISSION

To catch the oven timer before anything gets burnt

ABOUT ME

I write stories and novels, work at a marketing firm, play the banjo, and am in the midst of opening a bar/theatre, among other things.

PHILOSOPHY

I find joy in learning new things and connecting with interesting people, and feel that there are multiform opportunities to do so in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting new and interesting people is a great thrill, whether through hosting or being hosted.

Interests

I read, play pool, have intellectual conversations, watch movies, etc.

• movies
• billiards

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: David Lynch, Wong Kar-Wai, Jim Jarmusch, Darren Aronofsky, Guillermo Del Toro, Chan Wook Park, Lars Von Trier, Takashi Miike, David Cronenberg, Wes Anderson, Alejandro Jodorowsky...

Music: Magnetic Fields, Velvet Underground, Rev. Gary Davis, Silver Jews, The National, Arcade Fire, Blind Willie Johnson, Band of Horses, Buddy Holly, Wilco, Lightnin Hopkins...

Books: Nathanael West, Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, Richard Powers, John Fowles, Jorge Luis Borges, Charles Ludlam, Roberto Bolano, Paul Bowles, Kelly Link, David Foster Wallace, William Gaddis, Haruki Murakami...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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