CURRENT MISSION

Learning as much as I can - from books, people, and the world around me.

ABOUT ME

I am currently teaching English in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. I am a native of California, and am loving all the nature out here in Kyrgyzstan! I love to dance, play music, hike, bike, walk, talk, swim, read, etc..

Por que estou no Couchsurfing?

I love getting to know people!

Interesses

I like the mountains.
I also write.
(About mountains and everything else as well.)
I like music - I play a little guitar and piano, let's jam!
I like talking to people, about most everything.

• dancing
• music
• dance music
• dance
• danse
• dancer
• dance parties
• dancing salsa
• baklava
• dancing and music
• dance clubs

Músicas, Filmes e Livros

MUSIC
(I can get into most anything, but here's a Best Of list)
Flaming Lips, Joanna Newsom, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, De La Soul, Mamas and the Papas, Donovan, Pixies, Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Patsy Cline, Regina Spektor, Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, Miles Davis, LCD Soundsystem, Velvet Underground, Nico, Nick Drake, Laura Marling, Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, Electric Light Orchestra, Books, etc. etc. etc...
MOVIES
Inherent Vice, Punch Drunk Love, (Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Barton Fink (Coen Brothers)
Big Fish, High Noon, Fifth Element, Amelie, It Happened One Night, Indiana Jones, Spirited Away, Modern Times, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
BOOKS
I have much to read, but out of what I have read, I really love:
Franny & Zooey/Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour
The Sun Also Rises
The Stranger
Fahrenheit 451
To Kill A Mockingbird
Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Slaughterhouse 5
Brave New World
etc. etc. etc....

Uma Coisa Incrível que Eu Fiz

Road tripped across the USA alone in my '96 crown victoria.

Ensine, Aprenda, Compartilhe

I can teach you a little bit about astrology (but not too much)
I can also teach you a little bit about astronomy, too

We can trade english/russian knowledge!

O Que Posso Compartilhar com Anfitriões

A bottle of red wine.

Países que Visitei

Belize, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Países em que Morei

Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, United States