CURRENT MISSION

Good company, good conversation, good food

PHILOSOPHY

Explore!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's like extending the benefit of having friends in a new place--a human destination to land as well as a geographic one. I love getting to meet new people, and hear about new things!

Interests

street art, book arts, reading, graphic novels/comics, Cirque du Soleil, linguistics, vintage fashion, dance, communal art (ie postsecret), flash mobs, scavenger hunts, lucid dreaming...to name a few.

• arts
• books
• fashion
• street art
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• swing dancing
• dining
• walking
• comics
• trivia
• reading
• puzzles
• juggling
• miniatures
• perfume

Music, Movies, and Books

Radio/Podcasts - This American Life, Love + Radio, Spooked!, and many more

Movies/TV - Twin Peaks, Freaks & Geeks, Arrested Development, Ghost World, Amelie, Fargo

Books/reading material - The Little Prince, Sandman, Perry Bible Fellowship, xkcd.com, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Ray Bradbury, F. Scott Fitzgerald, many other David Sedaris, various and sundry

Music - Cat Stevens, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, They Might Be Giants, Simon & Garfunkel, Bela Fleck, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists, The Shins, Rufus Wainwright, Feist, Imogen Heap, Tom Waits, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Depeche Mode, mashups--lots!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise on Mt. Fuji, climbing Sydney's Harbor Bridge, and visiting Moses' grave in the town I lived in in Japan (he came to Ishikawa by UFO, apparently).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic contact juggling, three-ball juggling, a bit of dance (swing dancing, and I used to dance ballet/jazz). I'm working on learning more about plants--foraging, and edibility/medicinal uses.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, endless trivia, puns of varying quality, cooking skills

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Italy, Japan, United States