CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world, getting my ass away from USA

ABOUT ME

I have grown a lot in the past few years, and reaching my best in life. I have a few interests some people would know and some would have no idea about. I looooooove to DJ. Classic Rock, Reggae, Downtempo, Techno, House, Hip Hop, Electro, Minimal, and Drum & Bass to name a few.
I have traveled significantly all over western USA and lived in Europe.
I used to live in Hollywood, when I studied architecture, and partied a lot!! I decided to move to Brussels, Belgium in January 2007. I made it to only 14 countries in Europe, and can't wait to get back to see the rest of what I missed.
I am a photographer & artist in many forms; a designer, craftsman, architect, installations, models, and pure art for art's sake.
I am also a business minded person with a mamagement/marketing background to think of the world strategically, as well as market myself with an identity and not a copy.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is what you make it, so make it fast...it's also short.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I help spread the word, in the local scene of the US. People seem to be less familiar than in Europe. I want to help it grow within USA as a host for other countries to bring a better understanding of different people and cultures. Macro vs Micro...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed in Switzerland in 2009, and met many great people. Some I haven't communicated with since and others I have been in contact with forever. It's a cool way to make friends, see difference in personality, and also find out more about yourself. It was a spiritual time for me in a country I always go to feel at home.

Interests

biking, music, partying, beaches, mountains, nature, mid summer celebrations, sports, traveling, Europe, European girls, food, dining out, parks, movies, swimming, hiking, camping, trains, train stations, architecture, design, bars and nightclubs, djs, art, bliss, sunlight, natural lighting, cool evening lights, soft things, velour, chenille, coffee, hardwood, blankets, fireplaces, trees, plants, connections, spirituality, shamanism, philosophy, psychology, glamour, photography, blasphemy

• arts
• architecture
• design
• photography
• coachella
• festivals
• dining
• coffee
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• swimming
• business
• psychology
• beaches
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Jim Morrison's life and poetry, Architecture, Design, Furniture, Carlos Castaneda, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, Rem Koolhaas, Nigel Coates, Le Corbusier

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw 24 hour sun in Narvik, Norway.
Street Parade 3x with 600,000 - 800,000 people.
Traveled 30,000kms by train in 3 months (Europe)
Rode my bike over 25,000kms in my life
Chicago > San Francisco train 3x
Los Angeles > Chicago train 1x
Lived in the Hollywood,CA ghetto for 4 years
Lived in Brussels 3 years
Coachella 2006 (Daft Punk 1st Pyramid)
Sensation White (Belgium & Amsterdam) 4x
Tomorrowland Festival 2008 & 2009
Dour Festival 2009
Identity Festival 2011
Movement Festival(DEMF) 2014

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning from anyone, if people can teach me something new, I'm always interested. There are many things that I like to teach others, so there has to be a 2 way street of communication. I can teach people about travel in both Europe and in the US mountains. I can teach basic French. Also enjoy teaching all the things they don't teach in school ;P

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Switzerland, Thailand, United States