I just arrived to Los Angeles where I've been living out of my car and trying to pursue a career as a musician, writer, actor, and model. I recently finished writing my first book of stories, letters, poetry, lyrics, pictures, ideas, and political manifesto and have four unreleased albums I'm hoping to get into the right hands in this new city. Ideally, I could find places where I can stay a little longer, so as to alleviate the headache of trying to find a new place every night, but I'm really down for whatever's convenient, even if it's just to hang out for a coffee and make a new friend in the city.

In a past life, I was a vagabond musician who performed over 300 shows in 40+ countries over the course of three years. It was a pretty wild ride before I returned home to Portland in June of 2015 to work on developing my talents further. I left there in January of this year to head down to warmer weather while I was living in my car before floating to a longer term spot in Joshua Tree where I wrote and recorded a new album and finally finished writing my book. Now I'm here in Los Angeles, hoping to make connections in the 'ole entertainment industry and settle in for the long term. I've written and recorded over 500 songs and I would love to perform a few of them for you if you'll have me and even if you can't, I'd love to meet up for coffee or tea and make a new friend in this massive city!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel around and exchange conversation with other people as a means to better understand the world we live in and when I have a home, sometimes I host too.

Couchsurfing experience:

2012
Surfed:
London, UK - 3 days
Amsterdam, NL - 4 days
Muenster, DE - 1 day
Bremen, DE - 1 day
Heidelberg, DE - 1 day
Cologne, DE - 1 day
Siebenaler, LU - 2 days
Basel, CH - 1 day
Zurich, CH - 2 days
Bern, CH - 2 days
Agno, CH - 1 day
Torino, IT - 2 days
Florence, IT - 2 days
Rome, IT - 2 days
Bologna, IT - 2 days
Innsbruck, AT - 2 days
Winterthur, CH - 1 day
Munich, DE - 1 day
Augsburg, DE - 1 day
Ljubljana, SI - 3 days
Koper, SI - 1 day
Vienna, AT - 1 day
Salzburg, AT - 3 days
Linz, AT - 1 day
Prague, CZ - 3 days
Warsaw, PL - 3 days
Krakow, PL - 1 day

2013
Hosted:
Vienna, AT - 2 days

Surfed:
Weinburg am Sassbach, AT - 1 day
Zagreb, HR - 2 days
Ljubljana, SI - 1 day
Maribor, SI - 1 day
Zurich, CH - 1 day
St Gallen, CH - 2 days
Bueren an der Aare, CH - 1 day
Ghent, BE - 1 day
Lausanne, CH - 1 day
Grenoble, FR - 2 days
Lyon, FR - 2 days (two hosts)
Biel/Bienne, CH - 1 day
Basel, CH - 2 days
Toulouse, FR - 2 days
Barcelona, ES - 5 days
Biel/Bienne, CH - 1 day
Winterthur, CH - 1 day
Lausanne, CH - 1 day
Vallauris, FR - 2 days
Luxembourg, LU - 3 days
Siebenaler, LU - 1 day
Cachan, FR - 2 days
Lille, FR - 1 day
Antwerp, BE - 2 days
Gent, BE - 1 day
Dendermonde, BE - 1 day
Utrecht, NL - 1 day
Maastricht, NL - 3 days
Hamburg, DE - 2 days
Herning. DK - 1 day
Aarhus, DK - 1 day
Gothenburg, SE - 2 days
Oslo, NO - 3 days (night #1 marked 100 nights of surfing!)
Stockholm, SE - 1 day
Helsinki, FI - 2 days
Tallinn, EE - 2 days
Tartu, EE - 1 day
Vilnius, LT - 2 days
Halle, DE - 2 days
Antwerp, BE - 1 day
Rotterdam, NE - 1 day
Siebenaler, LU - 1 day
Vienna, AT - 5 days
Zagreb, HR - 4 days
Pag, HR - 3 days
Rijeka, HR - 2 days
Zagreb, HR - 1 day
Novi Sad, RS - 1 day
Belgrade, RS - 3 days
Subotica, RS - 2 days
Brasov, RO - 2 days
Bucharest, RO - 2 days
Chisinau, MD - 2 days
Odessa, UA - 3 days
Burgas, BG - 1 day
Istanbul, TR - 4 days
Plovdiv, BG - 2 days
Sofia, BG - 2 days
Tirana, AL - 2 days
Prishtina, KV - 1 day
San Marino, SM - 2 days
Leipzig, DE - 5 days
Brno, CZ - 2 days
Linz, AT - 1 day
Vienna, AT - 4 days
Leipzig, DE - 5 days
Siebenaler, LU - 5 days
Strasbourg, FR - 1 day
Freiburg, DE - 1 day
Aix-en-Provence, FR - 2 days
Lisbon, PT - 2 days
Porto, PT - 2 days
Asturias, ES - 4 days
Bilbao, ES - 3 days
Paris, FR - 2 days
Vienna, AT - 4 days (night #4 marked 200 nights of surfing!)
Biel, CH - 1 day
Utrecht, NL - 2 days
Brussels, BE - 3 days
Gent, BE - 2 days (two hosts)
Siebenaler, LU - 2 days
Hamburg, DE - 1 day
Gothenburg, SE - 2 days
Örebro, SE - 1 day
Lindesberg, SE - 1 day
Stockholm, SE - 1 day
Ribe, DK - 1 day
Strasbourg, FR - 1 day
Lausanne, CH - 1 day
Bologna, IT - 1 day
Leipzig, DE - 3 days
Berlin, DE - 2 days
Prague, CZ - 1 day

2014

Trujillo, PE - 3 days
Cusco, PE - 2 days
Santiago, CL - 15 days
Berlin, DE - 1 day

Hosted:
Leipzig, DE - 1 day
Zagreb, HR - 1 day

Surfed:
Stockholm, SE - 2 days
Copenhagen, DK - 1 day
Cologne, DE - 1 day
Saarbrucken, DE - 2 days
Bern, CH - 2 days
Winterthur, CH - 3 days
Subotica, RS - 2 days
Vienna, AT - 4 days
Leipzig, DE - 3 days
Utrecht, NL - 2 days
Nice, FR - 2 days
Grenoble, FR - 2 days
Leipzig, DE - 1 day
Regensburg, DE - 1 day
Bayreuth, DE - 1 day

2015
Hosted:
Leipzig, DE - 8 days

Surfed:
Tralee, IR - 1 day
Cologne, DE - 1 day
Gent, BE - 3 days
Saarbrucken, DE - 3 days
Ulm, DE - 1 day
Munich, DE - 2 days

2016
Surfed:
San Luis Obispo, CA - 1 day
Los Osos - 1 day
San Luis Obispo 1 day
Paso Robles - 9 days
Grover Beach - 1 day
San Luis Obispo - 1 day
Morro Bay - 1 day
Santa Cruz - 3 days
Portland - 1 day

Interests

music, traveling, history, politics, good food, making new friends, and experiencing new cultures. seeking good vibes and positivity always.

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm into music:
Leonard Cohen, Devendra Banhart, Bob Dylan, Peter and The Wolf, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Weyes Blood, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Girls, Angel Olsen, and much more!

Movies: I don't watch movies much, but I do tend to enjoy Woody Allen and Wes Anderson films, 8 1/2, Amelie, I Heart Huckabees, various documentaries, etc

Books: Off The Map, The Picture of Dorian Gray, various Eduardo Galeano books, D.I.Y. Touring the World

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a ton of stories to share and am really curious to learn more about the lives of others. I make music, jewelry, I cook, I clean, etc and I would love to help in any way a host may need!

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking! cleaning! jewelry! stories! music! art! travel advice! fun facts! an open mind!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Croatia, Germany, Macedonia, Montenegro, Sweden, United States

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