CURRENT MISSION

Better&Better

ABOUT ME

I feel awkward writing about myself. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

PHILOSOPHY

"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery." -Anais Nin

"We are men of action, lies do not become us." -The Princess Bride

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

everything from hosting to sending emails with tons of advice and tips! spreading the word about couchsurfing, as well as a mobile lifestyle.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never a dull moment.

Interests

adventures, aesthetics, alter egos, antiques, the apocalypse, architecture, baking, bbc, beauty, the blues, cheese, comic books, cooking, dancing, dim lights, dirty jokes, dresses, feminism, home pride, inappropriate laughter, knitting, lace, languages, literature, live music, mortal peril, movies, museums, ny times, parks, piglets, photography, poetry, politics, porches, puppies, reading in bed, signifier vs. signified, sewing, sweets, swings, traveling vs. wandering, windows, wine.

• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• womens rights
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• baking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• live music
• blues
• outdoor activities
• languages
• beaches
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors: Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Wong Kar Wei, Martin Scorcese, Pedro Almodovar, Fellini, Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.

Guilty Pleasures: LOTR, Battlestar Galactica.

Authors: Milan Kundera, Tom Robbins, Roberto Bolano, David Foster Wallace, Ernest Hemingway, Haruki Murakami, JRR Tolkien, etc.
Poets: Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Ashbery, Eliot, Baudelaire, ee cummings, O'Hara, Bishop, Hass, Gluck, etc.

Music: Otis Redding, David Bowie, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Moldy Peaches, Neko Case, Tom Waits, Beach House, Feist, Al Green, Antony and the Johnsons, Radiohead, Wu Tang Clan, Bon Iver, Francoise Hardy, White Stripes, Robert Johnson, Pixies, Charles Mingus, Bonnie Raitt, Portishead, Bill Monroe, Fiona Apple, M. Ward, Jenny Lewis, Girltalk, The Knife, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The french bedrooms at the Met. New York City blacked out. Sunrise over the city. Sunset over the Central Park Reservoir. Paris covered in Snow. The Louvre, the Tate Modern, MoMA. The beaches in Sicily. The outdoor market in Barcelona. There have been more and hopefully, there are more to come.

Teach, Learn, Share

"I do everything I think possible or acceptable to escape from this trap." -Jacques Derrida

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States