CURRENT MISSION

To breathe it all in... One day at a time.

ABOUT ME

Thirteen year old nerd trapped in the body of a thirty year old man who looks like he's twenty one.

PHILOSOPHY

I'll have to get back to you on this...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted my first Couchsurfer in Sept. 2007 and it was an amazing experience. I've been hooked ever since couchsurfing through Europe, South America and here in the US as well...

Interests

photography, producing music, wine, wearing new socks, edamame, hiking, tennis, protecting the enviroment, Thai fried rice, coffee, sleeping in, bauernwurst, jazz, Grimaldi's style brick-oven pizza, bamboo, hot showers that run up your water bill, unique architecture, responsible urban planning that reduces suburban sprawl, Pinot Noir, Cape Hatteras, Paris, small bookstores that need lots of ladders, the sound of the Fender Rhodes, late night diners, exploring big cities, Dali, Francais d'erudition, bluegrass, Steinways, cheddar cheese, Jack and Cokes, UTNE, outdoor cafes, vintage clothing, concerts that leave me with the feeling that I can conquer the world, my corduroy cowboy blazer, Elliott Smith when it's past my bedtime, fireplaces, frisbees, great conversation, National Public Radio, bicycles, drinking Rose wine in the summer, Central Park, Ghent, paint, orchids, magazines, African Cichlid fish, writing, burritos, sangria, scrambled eggs and french toast for dinner, reading a newspaper on a bus stop bench, brunch with unlimited mimosas, hot tea before bed, falling in love on the subway ten times a day, ham and cheese sandwiches, walking the streets of Brooklyn, green/sustainable building

• fish
• writing
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• coffee
• running
• walking
• drinking
• clothing
• reading
• painting
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Charles Mingus, Tom Waits, Brad Mehldau, Townes Van Zandt, Bill Frisell, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Wilco, Neil Young, Medeski Martin and Wood, Joshua Bell, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, The Beatles, John Zorn, Beck, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Dave Holland Quintet, The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Roots, James Brown, Sigur Ros, Broken Social Scene, The Shins, The Talking Heads, Benevento/Russo Duo, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Abdullah Ibrahim, Herbie Hancock, Bob Marley, Godspeed you Black Emperor!, Fela Kuti, Duke Ellington, Johnny Cash, St. Germain, John Scofield, Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett, Rogue Wave, Friends of Dean Martinez, Lunasa, Sun Ra, Aaron Copeland, Bjork, Kaila Flexer, Elvis Costello, Bela Fleck, Bela Bartok, Spooky J, Jeff Coffin, The Decemberists, Clinic, Bill Evans, Edgar Meyer, Eric Dolphy, Mike Marshall, Bright Eyes, The Band, DJ Shadow, Ella Fitzgerald, Ron Carter, Astor Piazzola, Kings of Convenience, Stanton Moore, Steve Earle, Kronos Quartet, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams, Blind Melon, Thelonious Monk, Nick Drake, Kate Rusby, The Police, Avishai Cohen, Fruit Bats, Sparklehorse, Alison Krauss, Tosca Tango Orchestra, Iron and Wine, Joni Mitchell, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, John Coltrane, Boards of Canada, The Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom, Jurassic 5, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Yo La Tengo, Josh Ritter, Mirah, Ray LaMontagne, Ben Folds Five, Rilo Kiley, Buena Vista Social Club, Aimee Mann, Elbow, Eels, Jack Neatus, Loretta Lynn, Pullman, The Doves, David Bowie, Chris Potter, Califone, Blockhead, Beth Gibbons, A.C. Newman, Leonard Cohen, McCoy Tyner, Four Tet, Muse, The Postal Service, Otis Redding, Billie Holiday, M. Ward, Morrissey, The Fiery Furnaces, Animal Collective, Masada, Page France, The Jayhawks, Bloc Party, Spoon, Badly Drawn Boy, Astrud Gilberto, Band of Horses, The Bad Plus, Wayne Shorter, Weezer, Mos Def, The Zombies, The White Stripes, Velvet Underground, Dave Douglas, Devendra Banhart, Phillip Glass, Stars, Sly and The Family Stone, Jolie Holland, TV On The Radio, Emmylou Harris, Andrew Bird, Belle and Sebastian, Lucinda Williams, JS Bach, The Sea and Cake, Tin Hat Trio, Lou Reed, Steve Reich, Damien Jurado, The Walkmen, Islands, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Okkervil River, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Silk Road Ensemble, Bowerbirds, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors!

MOVIES: Annie Hall, L' Auberge Espagnole, Diarios de Motocicleta, The Science of Sleep, Le Fabuleux Destin d' Amelie Poulain, SuperBad, Garden State, Cidade de Deus, Trainspotting, La Vita e Bella, Waking Life, High Fidelity, Lost In Translation, Fear and Loathing Las Vegas, Office Space, 13 Conversations About One Thing, Broken Flowers, We Don't Live Here Anymore, Matchstick Men, Meeting People Is Easy, Munich, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Wonderboys, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, The Matrix, American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Royal Tenenbaums, Capote, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Donnie Darko, Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Adaptation, Dancer In The Dark, Letters to a Porcupine, American Splendor, Swingers, Grateful Dawg, Happiness, Napolean Dynamite, Fight Club, Kundun, Whale Rider, I Heart Huckabees, Sideways, Seeing Other People, The Life Aquatic, 21 Grams, American Psycho, The United States of Leland, Don't Look Back, Love Liza, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Squid and the Whale, The Constant Gardener, I Am A Sex Addict, Knocked Up

BOOKS: Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Jack Kerouac, Tom Robbins, David Sedaris, Nick Hornby, Charles Bukowski, Chuck Klosterman, J.D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway, Dave Eggers, Tom Wolfe, John Steinbeck, Herman Hesse, Bret Easton Ellis, Michael Chabon, Franz Kafka, the Dalai Lama, Arthur Phillips, Walter Kirn, Ernesto Guevera, and Robert Thurman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everyday one lives in New York City is amazing. It keeps you on your toes like no other city and has an energy that not many US cities have.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach piano, guitar, and upright bass off and on in my life. Perhaps, I can teach some Tex-Mex cooking I've been learning while living in TX and I can get lost for hours on discussions on wine...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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