I am a contemporary and fine art photographer. Currently I am at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro pursuing a BFA in photography. I am a curator and direct a non-profit organization for promoting participation in fine art photography.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I hope to explore. I love the idea of exploring another place from the perspective of someone who lives there rather than simply as a tourist. Couchsurfing provides opportunities to interact rather than to wall oneself away in a sterile hotel room.

Locals are always more interesting than tour guides and travel agencies. Real people can enrich your experience of traveling. Not only can you explore a new places and learn new languages, you can expand your mind to new ideas and make new friends.

Interests

Photography. I love making interesting, creative images with my camera that are unlike typical photographs. My photography explores themes of inner life, secret worlds, self-discovery and juxtaposition. Besides making art, I am passionate about language; I love learning new languages.

In high school I went to France for a summer homestay for one month in 1990. At university I studied Spanish (although my Spanish never felt as natural as my French).

For around five years I was a sign language interpreter. Just recently, I started learning a little Italian in anticipation of my upcoming trip.

I also am very interested in science and reason. I am a free-thinker who enjoys passionate pursuit of interesting and exciting ideas.

I love good food, good films and good friends!

• arts
• poetry
• photography
• lgbt rights
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• languages
• science
• sign language
• study abroad
• tourism
• budget travel
• linguistics
• german
• feminism
• queer
• france
• canada
• spain
• french
• russian
• iceland
• germany
• spanish
• england
• denmark
• tabletop rpgs
• dungeons and dragons
• gender equality
• dungeons & dragons
• quebec
• puerto rico
• wales
• netherlands
• united kingdom
• prince edward island

Music, Movies, and Books

My musical tastes are very eclectic: from Lady Gaga to Radiohead, from Sia to Sigur Rós. Mostly I love music that moves me, that makes me feel something.

Movies I love:
Being John Malkovich
District 9
Ex Machina
The Social Network
Captain Phillips
Cloud Atlas
The Imitation Game
Requiem for a Dream
The Matrix
Edge of Tomorrow
Memento
Dangerous Liaisons
Children of a Lesser God

TV Shows I Love:
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead
American Crime
Transparent
Sense8
Vikings
The Last Kingdom
Penny Dreadful
Mr. Robot
Humans
Orphan Black
Breaking Bad
House of Cards
Lost
The West Wing
Parks & Recreation
Arrested Development
Mozart in the Jungle
Welcome to Sweden
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
30 Rock

Books I Love (I don't read now as much as I used to):
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Oliver Sacks
Seeing Voices - Oliver Sacks
The Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson
Everything by Douglas Adams
A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorn
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Anything by Pablo Neruda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For the past two years (2016 & 2017), I've traveled alone through Europe for two and a half months each summer.

Teach, Learn, Share

My love of language. I love helping people improve their English while I learn their languages.

As a photographer, I enjoy helping people think differently about their own image making.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you how to curse in sign language.

I hope to share an open mind and heart. I would love the opportunity to photograph my hosts which I would, of course, share with them. I love to talk and explore ideas. I may even know a joke or two. ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States