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  • 45 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, English, English, English, English; learning German, Norwegian, Swedish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • It varies, depending on how I'm occupied. Cinematographer...
  • "Never let school interfere with your education" -Mark Tw...
  • From from the East East Bay, near San Francisco
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

In a New York, state of mind...

ABOUT ME

I'm freakin' awesome.

Perennial traveler, filmmaker by trade, cinematographer by profession, and recently an entrepreneur.

After getting out of NYU as fast as humanly possible, I hit the road, and for most the past four year I've been traveling the world and working as a filmmaker/cinematographer. I've been to most of the Western world, about 28 countries at current count, including 42 states in the US. Canada, Mexico, UK, Ireland, Western/Central/Northern/Southern Europe (only a bit of the east), China, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. I just returned to the San Francisco East East Bay after living in Berlin for 3 months developing a new company. Back in NY now, living the dream!

PHILOSOPHY

To laugh, learn, love, and live. Remember that we're all our own god, we create our own reality...and that the journey IS the destination

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By couchsurfing as hard as I can...
AND RECENTLY
hosting in Berlin!

But alas, my space in New York is quite limited (surprise), but I party pretty hardy, so if you're looking for a good time in the citay, lemme know! I'm usually out....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Has been...great!

Interests

Cinematography, photography, hiking, camping, breathing, dreaming, DJing, harmonica playing traveling, getting to the heart of a new city as quickly as possible, beer tasting, dressing sharp, writing, philosophizing, romanticizing, allegorizing...having fun, kicking ass, taking names, bizarre humor, ice blocking, road tripping, playing musical saw, thumb wrestling, and beginner level telekinesis.

  • writing
  • photography
  • beer
  • partying
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • wrestling
  • entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Tom Robbins, Aldous Huxley, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes)

Music: Every genre's got some gold, but I'm particularly interested in a lot of experimental music...bands off the top of my head: Mike Patton's projects, Joanna Newsom, Cocorosie, Man Man, PFFR, Scott Matthew, Tom Waits, Panda Bear...and mashups

Movies: Avant-garde film rocks, as do post-apocalyptic films, Nathaniel Dorsky favorite hopelessly obscure director, favorite film "The Big Hit"

TV: Wonder Showzen, Xavier Renegade Angel, anything by PFFR, most everything on Adult Swim, Tim and Eric's Awesome Show Great Job!, Venture Brothers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Home Movies, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.

Places: Scandinavia (Norway wins...thus far, followed by Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland), Berlin, Shanghai, Portland, Austin, Great Sand dunes of Colorado, Castle rocks in Mt. Diablo state park, Ireland's island of Cape Clear, the Burning Man festival every damn year (4 year vet!)

Political Candidates: Mike Gravel, Stephen Colbert

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Was 4 blocks away when the second tower fell during 9/11, dodged lightning upon the great sand dunes of colorado...more to come

Teach, Learn, Share

perhaps my new profession? occupation at least...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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