CURRENT MISSION

Write. Travel. Play music. Play.

ABOUT ME

Hello world,

My name is Eric. I've travelled a bit, and always had great success with Couchsurfing. Currenty I'm living in New Orleans and am able to host from time to time. It's a great place, centrally located, and I always love to host if I have time. So if you're looking, don't hesitate to ask :)

PHILOSOPHY

I live to express, and I love to express all shades. I love to make people laugh until they cry. I love to share, be kind, to people and to the earth. I try to stay balanced, mix having fun with getting work done, and hopefully making some kind of difference in the short time I have here. I'm always learning, thinking, feeling, and writing about it all. And when I'm not, I love to play (or listen to) music, turn off the mind, and let the feelings come out in song.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As a former member of several bands, I'm no stranger to the couch-surfing concept.

Interests

Biking, hiking, yogaing, talking, dancing, drinking (socially), meeting new people/places/things, and, above all, DOGS !

• dogs
• writing
• books
• literature
• theater
• dancing
• yoga
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Dostoevsky, Kafka, Kerouac, Bukowski, Denis Johnson, Jim Thompson, Joan Didion, Lorrie Moore, Murakami, Rimbaud, Shakespeare, Pinter, Hesse, Bolano, Kundera, Henry Miller, Rudy Wurlitzer, Cormac McCarthy, just to name a few...

Music: Nina Simone, Radiohead, Portishead, Jorge Ben, Most anything Afro-Cuban, Stones, Terry Riley, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Flying Lotus, Das Racist, Snoop, King Crimson, Zep, Jeff Buckley, Van Morrison, Monks, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Jolie Holland, Velvet Underground, Coltrane, Miles, Mingus, & Monk, to name a few

Film: Cassavetes, Lynch, Antonioni, Kurosawa, Fellini, Jodorowsky, Charlie Kaufman, Woody Allen, Bunuel, some Altman, some Scorsese, some Von Trier, Harold & Maude, Wendy & Lucy, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sun setting over the jungle ruins in Tikal, Guatemala.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach music (basic piano & guitar). I also teach creative writing, and in the past have taught theater. I have a pretty deep knowledge of contemporary music history, as well as film. Literature, I'm working on it, book by book. I also know and can teach yoga, if one is interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States