CURRENT MISSION

Portland down. Minneapolis next. On my way to grad school.

ABOUT ME

Generally I aim for adventure and brutal honesty. But if not I always love meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

Naturalist.

"Toilets in modern water closets rise up from the floor like white water lilies. The architect does all he can to make the body forget how paltry it is, and to make man ignore what happens to his intestinal wastes after the water from the tank flushes them down the drain. Even though the sewer pipelines reach far into our houses with their tentacles, they are carefully hidden from view, and we are happily ignorant of the invisible Venice of shit underlying our bathrooms, bedrooms, dance halls, and parliaments."
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have a couch, a love seat, and a blow-up mattress. There is also plenty of floor space.

And by traveling of course!

Interests

Thinking, loving, philosophy, political action, listening, talking, drinking from water fountains, awkwardness, smoking shisha, taking walks to nowhere in particular, wind, the smell of leaves, mankind, reading, science, meeting people who intrigue me, anthropology, soccer, debating, planets (including ours) and large moons, the universe, the mundane, the paranormal, music, discovery and exploration

• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• soccer
• anthropology
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Avett Brothers, The Blow, The Mountain Goats, Black Box Recorder, Sound of Silence, Au Revoir Simone, Harry and the Potters, Phil Ochs, The Decemberists, Aphex Twins, Daft Punk, Iron&Wine, Radio Head, Akron/Family, Saxon Shore, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Ambient Relaxation Sounds, Neutral Milk Hotel

MOVIES: I love documentary films, artsy films, and epic fantasies. Growing up an RPG nerd, I have a soft spot for wizards, dragons, brave warriors and all the like. Naturally my nerdy tastes also extend to sci-fi films and zombie films. I'm way pumped for Half-Blood Prince, and I'm also excited for Avatar, the new James Cameron film. I really love film in general and usually enjoy watching anything that is beautifully shot or that tells an equally beautiful story.

BOOKS: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Ficciones, The Fall, Applying Anthropology, and Harry Potter... I just picked up a biography of Nikola Tesla; let's see how it works out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This year some friends and I have been making a film on social responsibility...which has been incredible! You would be amazed at some of our interviewees.

I also saw an old man this morning riding a moped wearing tube socks up to his knees and a green reflector vest. Classic.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I love cooking, so I could teach new recipes. Talking about capitalism, religion, the sciences are fascinations of mine. I also know some shit about computers, boring though they can be.

Learn: More than anything... Stories! Let's hear 'em! Love learning about other cultures as well. Also, the banjo.

SHARE: Stories! good food, good times, love and knowledge

Countries I’ve Visited

France, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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