CURRENT MISSION

To feed my artself and my jobself in equal measure

ABOUT ME

curious, affable, clever, a bit too clever, naive, troublingly creative, musical, foodical, I make money and get immense satisfaction as an Occupational Therapist, I make waves as a singer

PHILOSOPHY

[insert deep quote here] We are animals with the ability to override our instincts! Or not. How cool is that?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly as a surfer, as my place is VERY small!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to live in India, and couchsurfed whenever I came back to the states. Have been to Baltimore with CS.

Interests

Music, cooking, dancing, evolution, walking around and seeing stuff, geeking out on the kind of philosophical discussion where you just end up shrugging your shoulders and saying, "I don't know..." and laughing at yourself.

• animals
• birds
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• music
• drums

Music, Movies, and Books

Michael Chabon, Salman Rushdie, Murakami, Terry Gilliam, Spike Jonz, Herbie Hancock, Sly and the Family Stone, Little Dragon, Scarth Locke, Calvino, Gondry, Tom Tykwer, (Run Lola Run, etc), Elliot Smith, Sufjan Stevens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning bodies on the ghats of Varanasi, a secret grove on Mt. Tam, the hand of the Dalai Lama in mine, the spirit of Mary messing with my tape recorder, leeches in my shorts, butterflies, birds chirping techno music, the stories of 80- and 90-year-olds

Teach, Learn, Share

As an OT, I have a pretty broad understanding of the body. I have taught music to kids and seniors--guitars, voice, drums, a bit of everything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Massive cooking skills,

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, United Kingdom