My name is Spurge. I'm 24 and live in Brooklyn, NY currently. I was introduced to couchsurfing by my former roommate who is a large advocate of the service and I have met some cool people through their stay at my apartment. (Check out her recommendation!)

I'm a musician. I've spent the last two years working my way through the NYC music industry to meet lots of cool people in order to inform my own creative processes and have a strong base of support in order to eventually release & distribute my own music.

Some of my favorite recent albums are: To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar), Sound & Color (Alabama Shakes), Inji (LA Priest) & Multilove (Unknown Mortal Orchestra), Freetown Sound (Blood Orange).

More ways to get to know me:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/givespurgeajob

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/familynamefirst/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/spurgecarter

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

To meet new people who love their cities and love sharing their experiences.

--- And because I'm too poor for these expensive ass hostels ---

Intereses

Music! Working on it, in it. The dialogues it creates, the memories it embellishes and the stories told through it.

I enjoy traveling, of course.

The things I usually do to get to know any city are: record shops, museums, thrift shops & cafes.

• coloring
• coffee
• thrifting
• traveling
• music

Música, películas y libros

Meaningful albums:

Justice - Cross
Kanye West - Graduation
Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off
Drake - Take Care
Simian Mobile Disco - ADSR
Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi
Caribou - Swim
Sneaker Pimps - Blood Sports
Linkin Park - Meteora
RHCP - Stadium Arcadium
Junior Boys - In the Morning
Early Lil Wayne: The Dedication 2
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor

The last book that effected me heavily was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah. (EDIT: James Baldwin - Anohter Country)

The last book the made me laugh was Frederick Barthelme's There Must Be Some Mistake.

The Redwall series are some of my favorite childhood books.

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K-film is one of the most interesting and entertaining markets in the film industry to me. Studying both film and Japanese in univeristy, I was exposed to the wonderful auterism of visionaries like Wong Kar-Wai (Chinese, I know),

Algo increíble que he hecho

Lived rent-free for a month in New York. Didn't think it was possible.

Quit my job and drove from NYC to LA this past June.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Teach = Expression through everyday interaction.

Learn = Through new experiences in new environments that force you to remain in a present state of mind.

Share = Stories from the past!

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

My own perspectives and experiences + a place in NYC for when you come over!

Países que he visitado

Canada, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Países en los que he vivido

Japan, United Kingdom