ABOUT ME

I'm way awesome. No seriously you should get to know me. I'm pretty sociable but also pretty introverted. I'm rarely good for light conversation but I try. I usually like talking about science or philosophy or politics.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think it's obvious to meet new people and travel for cheap or free. But it's also fulfilling a desire to be apart of a community of people willing to and dedicated to helping each other. It feels really amazing to be on both sides of that.

Interests

Avant garde art. Cosmology and scientific philosophy. Experience is the only teacher.

• arts
• festivals
• dining
• beer
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• swimming
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: King Crimson, Animal Collective, Aphex Twin, Nick Cave, John Frusciante, the Mars Volta, Minor Threat, the Orb, Primus, the Residents, Ween, J. G. Thirlwell, Andrew Bird, the Mountain Goats, Modest Mouse, Pink Floyd, Rocky Erikson, Thinking Plague, Xiu Xiu, and on and on and on.
Movies: Anything by David Lynch, Michel Gondry, Wes Anderson, Lars von Trier, Gus van Sandt, Chris Cunningham, Miyazaki Stanley Kubrick etc etc.
Books: Love Neil Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, Aldous Huxley, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Roald Dahl, Phillip K. Dick, Larry Niven, . I loved the Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), Jitterbug Perfume, Space (Michener) anything by Carl Sagan (my personal hero) I've read the Fabric of the Cosmos (Brian Green) Ishmael (Danial Quinn) A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking) The Universe and the Teacup (KC Cole) Surly You're Joking Mr. Feynman (Richard Feynman) Also I've read all of the Game of Thrones recently.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have visited 19 cities in the past 2 and 1/2 years. I released 7 albums and several days worth of music in a two years. I rode a train for 90 hours to see King Crimson with just a cell phone, a charger and my wallet. I read all of Game of Thrones in just a few months. I hiked like 15 trails last summer in Glacier National Park. I worked security for Bonnaroo (a large music festival in Tennessee.)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach the guitar. I would love to learn anything that someone is passionate about. I love learning and sharing experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can have lots of conversation about almost anything. I'm always willing to share food or beer or whatever. I like playing games and watching movies. I also like going on walks, hiking, and swimming.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States