CURRENT MISSION

Find pure freedom

ABOUT ME

So I study Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. I run a freelance photo and design firm on the side, and I am always looking for new experiences. Not sure when I'll graduate, I transferred to U Penn after a brief stint in London where I dropped out of school and served drinks at the greatest bar in the whole of England (I even invented a drink that they named after me). When I came back, I worked as the manager of an international non-profit company, only to find out that it was a profit scheming corporate enterprise, sei la vie.
But now I'm here in Philly, working, learning, evolving.

PHILOSOPHY

The world is a sea of people, and if you want to break the surface and have some room to move, it takes alot of work. When you do get your head above the water, it takes even more work to stay that way, so find yourself some islands to rest on. Otherwise you might drown with the rest of the masses.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am more than willing to spend some time with fellow pilgrims of the world, and to share my experiences of whatever city or place I am in at the time.

Interests

As an artist, my inspirations come from the classical world, the days of master craftsmen and doing a good job,ha. But my work is modern and I love guys like Jeff Wall, Andre Serano, Scott Mcfarland, and Dave Lachapelle. Why study art? I guess it has something to do with my interest in humanity, and the infinitely complex system that is society. I like broad topics...

• arts
• humanities
• design
• photography
• running
• drinking
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Beach, Battle of Algiers, Labyrinth, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure/ Bogus Journey, Eastern Promises, Before the Rain, Rear Window, Lawrence of Arabia, Last King of Scotland, The Truman Show, 28 Days Later, Children of Men, anything with a journey involved

Books: Anything Kafka, 11 Minutes(Paulo Coelho), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Raynd), Heart of Darkness(Joseph Conrad), Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress(Dai Sijie), Things Fall Apart(Chinua Achebe)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ha, my stories come from conversation, I can't recall all that I've done on the spot.

Teach, Learn, Share

What can I teach other than photography and my own esoteric pontifications ha?

I'd love to meet some Italian or German speaking people to practice with.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States