CURRENT MISSION

I'm traveling around the globe before I go back the US to write a novel.

ABOUT ME

I like to watch and listen to things I've never seen or heard before. I'm a 26 year old male from the US. I'm very tall. Sometimes I wear glasses. I was working as a communications staff member for a nonprofit until fairly recently, when I got a fiction fellowship grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. With the extra money, I'm taking a trip around the world. Though, now that I'm on that trip, I kind of don't know what to do with myself. I also teach creative writing classes in Boston, and recently got out of a Masters of Fine Arts Program at Emerson College.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to couch surfing and I'm looking for a way to meet some local folks as I'm traveling around the globe. Staying in hostels is fine, but I'd be really excited to get some advice and perspective from people who've been in the area much longer than me. Once I make it home after my trip abroad, I'm hoping to return the favor for people interested in visiting the US.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet.

Interests

Writing, Drawing, Walking, Getting Lost, Climbing Trees, Sitting in Parks, Watching Birds, Being Exhausted

• birds
• fish
• arts
• humanities
• writing
• books
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• fishing
• surfing
• rock climbing
• communications
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't watch many movies, but I sure like books:
Coetzee, Disgrace & Waiting for the Barbarians
Bulgakov, Master and Margarita
Rushdie, Satanic Verses (actually I just reread this and it's not quite as good as I thought. Though still pretty good.)
Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Potts, Vagabonding
Schnitzler, Dream Story
Bishop, All of the poems
Doty, My Alexandria
Transtromer, Windows and Stones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a sea hawk dive and catch a fish out of the water the other day.