I have a degree as an audio engineer / music producer though I have been working as an English teacher the last year. I love traveling and want to learn too many languages. I am an advanced open water scuba diver with a dry suit certification and I love the outdoors. I think I am obsessed with flying on airplanes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The world needs a better network.

Interests

Travel, Sound, Music, Art, Literature, Film, Botany, Mycology, Sleeping, Outdoors, Psychedelia, Festivals

• arts
• literature
• festivals
• cooking
• partying
• flying
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• scuba diving
• engineering
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Some authors I like:
Vladamir Nabakov, William S Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Charles Baudelaire, Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul Stamets, Tom Robins, Chuck Palahniuk, Philip K Dick, Aldous Huxley, Haruki Murakami, Noam Chomsky, Mikhail Bakunin, Paul Bowles

Movies: I like independent and foreign films. I am a big fan of The Criterion Collection. Some directors I like: Luis Bunuel, David Fincher, Danny Boyle, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Wes Anderson.

Music: I listen to a lot of music and a lot of different genres. I studied music in a jazz school and studied sound art while majoring in audio arts and acoustics.
A few favorite artists:
PJ Harvey, David Bowie, Of Montreal, Le Butcherettes, Massive Attack, Caribou, Shellac, Björk, Pulp, LCD Soundsystem, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Deerhunter, Saul Williams, Edgar Varese, Erik Satie, Silkworm, Scout Niblett, Fela Kuti, Devendra Banhart, Alberto Montero, Swans, Sleep Research Facility, Lower Dens, Bottomless Pit, Songs: Ohia, Sibyl Baier, Steve Reich, Rage Against The Machine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I flew to London from Chicago and attended All Tomorrow's Parties in England during final exams and then made up my exams and aced them all.

(Also, hiking Laugevegurinn in Iceland deserves a mention)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a whole lot about sound and music. I know a lot about running. I have taught English and Spanish. I can make lots of travel recommendations. I'm a decent cook. I like vegan food especially.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Iceland, Spain, United States