CURRENT MISSION

Currently embarking on a 3 month research period for a new book I'm starting

ABOUT ME

I am a freelance journalist, social media consultant and creative writing living in Brooklyn, NY. The short story is that I'm interested in many things, especially if they connect to the LGBTQ community. I call myself queer, trying to actively participate as a writer and thinker in broader social movements.

When I'm not thinking or writing, including for Huffington Post, BuzzFeed and other sources, I find myself exploring good food and coffee, art museums, classic movies, and parks throughout the city. I've lived in 6 states in the US and find that my varied interests lead me in a lot of directions. I'm open-minded, and this is one of the most basic requirements I ask of anyone who I'll be staying with.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is constantly morphing into something else, so this is really inappropriate to be answered. Just ask me at the moment you are talking to me. It will likely involve some sort of conflict between action and lack of results, though.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosted in Austin, TX, Montreal, CA and Brooklyn, NY. I especially remember the kind and generous people in Montreal, who shared their insights and great beer with me.

Interests

Creative writing, art museums, movies, nature/hikes, coffee, vegetarian cuisine, history (especially unusual or uncommon ones), people I feel I can learn something from, electronic or independent music, walking through a city without a destination, urban parks, theater

• arts
• writing
• books
• theater
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• walking
• movies
• music
• hiking
• communications
• freelancing
• gender studies
• history
• journalism
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Current loves as far as movies go include: Sunset Boulevard, Weekend, Angels in America, Breathless, C.R.A.Z.Y., How to Survive A Plague, Blue Velvet, Talk to Her, The Lives of Others, and many others.

Current loves as far as movies go include: Perfume Genius, Janelle Monae, Jessie Ware, Autre Ne Veut, Grizzly Bear, The Knife, Nicolas Jaar, Chromatics, Midnight Magic, Big Freedia, and many others.

Favorite books are so hard to pick for me as a writer. But some favorites include: Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"; Tony Kushner's "Angels in America"; Truman Capote's "Other Voices, Other Rooms"; Akilah Oliver's "A Toast in the House of Friends"; David Wojnarowicz's "Close the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration"; and Bhanu Kapil's "Incubation: A Space for Monsters."

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trudging through the most torrential downpour I have seen in my life in Buenos Aires and nearly getting accosted by a street vagabond.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about gender studies and queer theory, film, writing (especially freelance writing), social media, living in a lot of different cities/environments, and political things in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Norway, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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