CURRENT MISSION

to keep the moon in mind.

ABOUT ME

I recently graduated from the University of Kansas and I am now living in Lyon, France, teaching English to French teenagers in Saint-Etienne, and barring disaster, will be doing so until May. Unfortunately, I live in a tiny studio (25 square meters!) with my girlfriend, and so cannot host couch surfers, but I plan to do quite a bit of traveling, and couchsurfing, during my vacations.

PHILOSOPHY

I live because I am alive.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I get along well with everyone.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with some of the world's best hosts.

Interests

Writing, architecture, digital photography, music, pop cultural ephemera from decades past, thrift store fashion.

• writing
• architecture
• fashion
• photography
• thrifting
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Wes Anderson films, films that slowly build tension, films that meander, films that take their time, films with great car chases, Broken Flowers, '70s films, films that are so bad that they're good.

Music: Pavement, Jens Lekman, Belle and Sebastian, David Berman, Brian Eno, My Bloody Valentine, Velvet Underground, Liars, Luna, Animal Collective, The Smiths, um, etc. New wave, post-punk, synth-pop, college rock, shoegaze, glam, prog. My music tastes don't stray far from the rock/pop/folk realm, but they are always expanding within that area. I'm always looking for new songs, bands, and albums to enjoy.

Books: Infinite Jest, Catch-22, White Noise, Girl with Curious Hair, Magnetic Field(s), Icelander, The People of Paper, The Sun Also Rises, Lolita, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Great Gatsby, Notes From Underground, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States