I'm a nomadic artist and have spent significant amounts of time in New York City, Moscow, Russia, and all over Japan. I love meeting new people, making new friends, and going on adventures. I'm up for almost anything!

I enjoy painting (especially watercolor), making films, and theatre (which I studied in college).

I really love animals, especially cats! I think I was a cat in a past life. Maybe this life...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In 2014 I walked the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage in Japan and was lucky enough to stay with many local hosts. I loved meeting new people, hearings their stories, and learning about their local culture and history.

Interests

Hiking and camping. Live music and performance of any type. Contemporary and classical artwork. Film and TV (both making and watching). Gardening, painting, woodwork, (general handiwork around the house).

Painting and drawing (portraits, landscape, architecture and abstract).

Photographing my travels!

• animals
• cats
• culture
• performing arts
• architecture
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• movies
• tv
• painting
• drawing
• woodworking
• music
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Clint Mansel, Ólafur Arnalds, Alt-J, Kodomo, Braids, Lucius, The Temper Trap, Hikes, Foals, Feist, Portico Quartet, Brian Eno.

Movies: Good Will Hunting, Lord of the Rings, The Fountain, Children of Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Wetlands, The Matrix.

Books: The Wise Man's Fear, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Golden Compass, Dune, All You Need is Kill, Harry Potter, A Single Man, Grapes of Wrath, 1984

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked nearly 1,200km on the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage.

Teach, Learn, Share

Painting, photoshop, photography, cooking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, baking, painting, photography, graphic design.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States