I am a lover of travel, of people and the natural world. I play music with my friends, enjoy exploring Los Angeles daily, am happiest when I am roaming around and seeing where the day takes me. I'm not on here much these days but hoping to get back out there and see more of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There's no better way to travel than to be with a local and find out the spots that resonate with them. It's a great way to learn a culture, and to get out of my own bubble and see things from a different perspective.

Interests

I like to think my interests are pretty broad, however I spend much of my time digging for new music and movies, reading, hiking around Los Angeles, and introducing myself to new food.

• performing arts
• dining
• drinking
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• music
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Synecdoche, New York, The Master, The Rider, Love and Death, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Man on Wire, Punch Drunk Love, The Departed, The Favourite

Music: Michael Hurley, George Harrison, Hailu Mergia, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Molly Drake, The Beatles, Amen Dunes, Galaxie 500, Connie Converse, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Zombies, Panda Bear, Bruce Springsteen, Woods, Brian Eno, John Cale, The Velvet Undergound, The Kinks, Gnawa music, Jonathan Richman, Alice Coltrane, Nick Drake, Tim Buckeley, Terry Riley, Os Mutantes, Parquet Courts, Grizzly Bear, The Replacements, Sinn Sisamouth, Kim Jung Mi, Haroumi Hosono

Books: White Noise and Falling Man by Don Delillo, Orlando by Virginia Woolfe, I'jaam by Sinan Antoon, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Cod and Salt by Mark Kurlansky, Balcony in the Forest by Julien Gracq, The Idiot and Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan, Psychomagic by Alejandro Jodorworsky, George Oppen, James Wright, W.S. Merwin, Elizabeth Bishop, Franz Wright

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew to South Korea on a whim, rode bikes under the fireworks on fourth of July in Eugene, Oregon with people who were strangers just an hour before. Saw the aurora borealis in Michigan, meditated in Big Garden Park in Quebec, painted my face and was confused for a clown meant to perform at a wedding reception, happened upon a Zen Center in some neighborhood of Lawrence, KS and practiced with their group for hours, went for some crystal chakra healing by Bell Rock in Sedona...

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't have much to teach, but have plenty to share and am always willing to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positive energy, friendliness and sincere appreciation for their time, space & joy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Mexico, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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