CURRENT MISSION

finding my way back to the new world, post explorers of course

ABOUT ME

What to say...I always love to meet new people and enjoy good conversation with others. With that said, I have a marathoner's endurance for all forms of speech; don't worry I listen too.

Aside from that I am interested in urban space and the social dynamics of a city (I am constantly thinking about these ideas). Also, I love to cook feasts for friends, bike (sadly, though, this is not a part of the daily repertoire in Madrid), sail (this proves difficult these days living in a landlocked city, ohh a pang for Chicago), hike (being in a landlocked city I have found a new outlet, mountain walking) read, paint on occasion, partake in dance parties, create impromptu adventures and wander excessively.

PHILOSOPHY

keep an open mind, while keeping myself in check

Interests

• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• partying
• painting
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

tunes...Duke Ellington, Jimmy Smith, Tortoise, Charlie parker, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Ben Allison, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Erik Satie, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Chick Corea, Mouse Parade, Amadou & Mariam, Federico Aubele, Sonnie Rollins, Chet Baker, Belle And Sebastian, Cut Chemist, Brad Mehldau, Caetano Veloso, David Bowie, Patsy Cline, Neko Case, Calexico, the Detroit Cobras, DeVotchKa, Gotan Project, Philip Glass, the Smiths, Joy Division, The Magnetic Fields, Ibrahim Ferrer, João Gilberto, Jorge Ben, Hank Williams, Matthew Shipp, Radiohead, Instituto Mexicano del Sonido, Jaga Jazzist, Lucero, Nick Cave, The Psychedelic Furs, Arvo Pärt, The Sea And Cake, Slowdrive, Chicago Underground Duo, Tom Waits, and the list could go on and on...

Since I grew up on Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, the Who, and the Zombies they not only have a special place in my heart, but also get their own sentence.

talkies...l'Avventura, Barry Lyndon, Muerte de un Ciclista, Manhattan, The Deer Hunter, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Vertigo, Jules et Jim, though not a movie per se I enjoy the Antoine Doinel character and his foolishness, Naked, City Lights, Sunset Blvd, Ed Wood, Reality Bites (yeah really), and cold war sci-fi movies such as The day the Earth Stood Still.

pages to turn...Orwell, Stienbeck, Drieser, Kafka, Sartre, Wilde, Poe, Cortazar, T. Williams, Dumas, poems by Bolaño and Neruda

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Moldova, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Spain, United States

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